bone up
verb
boned up; boning up; bones up
1
: to try to master necessary information quickly : cram
bone up for the exam
2
: to renew one's skill or refresh one's memory
boned up on the speech just before giving it
Examples of bone up in a Sentence
I suggest you bone up a bit on torts before the next attempt at the bar exam.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
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—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
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—Basma Bedawi, Vulture, 14 June 2024
In preparation for filming, Murray had been boning up on screenwriting guru Robert McKee’s rules of story structure.
—Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 15 June 2024
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
Ceja also boned up on creator Malloy’s interpretation of Natasha.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
So for anyone who needs to bone up on all things Dragon, here’s your chance.
—Basma Bedawi, Vulture, 14 June 2024
In preparation for filming, Murray had been boning up on screenwriting guru Robert McKee’s rules of story structure.
—Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 15 June 2024
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“Bone up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone%20up. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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