brush up
verb
brushed up; brushing up; brushes up
1
: to improve or polish as if by brushing
2
: to renew one's skill in
brush up your Spanish
: to refresh one's memory : renew one's skill
brush up on math
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More than any drug since crack, the stories of fentanyl’s spread through the United States brush up against the edge of myth.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
Price target update: There are a bunch of stocks in the portfolio currently brushing up against our price targets.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
Fact checked by Sarah Scott Parents of tweens and teens like me are always in need of a brush up on current slang terms, such as lala bop, and rizz.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
The bottom line: Tax-free weekend is a good time for parents and children to brush up on their math skills before school starts again.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
Price target update: There are a bunch of stocks in the portfolio currently brushing up against our price targets.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
Fact checked by Sarah Scott Parents of tweens and teens like me are always in need of a brush up on current slang terms, such as lala bop, and rizz.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
The bottom line: Tax-free weekend is a good time for parents and children to brush up on their math skills before school starts again.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Brush up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush%20up. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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