mug up

Example Sentences

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Grant Shapps has been appointed defence secretary, to replace Ben Wallace, meaning he has a new brief to mug up on.

From BBC

Just imagine the mugging up he has to do.

From BBC

Having picked the mug up, the suit wearer finds that setting the mug down gently on a nearby table is also a bit of a challenge.

From The New Yorker

Deciding he had to do something about it, he mugged up on chemistry.

From BBC

He mugged up on chemistry, reached out to scientist friends, and soon emerged with a technique for combining discarded bars of soap into a new composite bar of "eco-soap".

From BBC