brush up[verb]Synonyms: revise, bone up
(informal), cram, go over, polish up, read up, refresh one's memory, relearn, study
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
brush up (on) something phrasal verb (
see also brush)
to practise and improve your skills or your knowledge of something that you learned in the past:
I must brush up on my French before I go to Paris. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
brush up v. To refresh one's memory of or skill at by practice or review; improve; make perfect.
She spent the summer brushing up on her American History as she was to teach that in the fall. He brushed up his target shooting. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲