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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Add some mascara, brush up your brows, and swipe on a gloss or lip oil.
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Larry Stansbury, Essence, 8 May 2025
Also, take advantage of free online resources to refresh your resume and brush up on your interview skills.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Much of the dialogue has an expository flatness, which only heightens the grim comedy of the whole conceit; Cronenberg’s cool, latex-sheathed touch keeps brushing up against your funny bone.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
Looking to brush up on the Diddy case via a documentary before the rapper's high-profile trial?
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
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Larry Stansbury, Essence, 8 May 2025
Also, take advantage of free online resources to refresh your resume and brush up on your interview skills.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Much of the dialogue has an expository flatness, which only heightens the grim comedy of the whole conceit; Cronenberg’s cool, latex-sheathed touch keeps brushing up against your funny bone.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
Looking to brush up on the Diddy case via a documentary before the rapper's high-profile trial?
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brush up
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“Brush up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush%20up. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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