brush up on
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And is he financially literate, or does he need to brush up on the basics, too?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Keenan, 24, re-watched parts of season two to brush up on the region’s geopolitics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
At one burn, Hanson proposed that we make a side trip and wade through the brush up on a steep canyon wall where, he assured me, we would find even more saplings just breaking through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025
A few hours before eclipse, Vogt joked that he had been too busy lately to brush up on any constellation patterns.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
“First thing I did was brush up on all the contemporary music. It’s so exciting, all the new music.”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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