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brush up

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brush something up
to improve one's knowledge of something or one's ability to do something. (See also brush up (on something).) I need to brush my French up a little bit. I need to brush up my French.
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brush up (on something)

to improve one's knowledge of something or one's ability to do something. I need to brush up on my German. My German is weak. I had better brush up.
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brush up (on something)
to study again something you learned before Brushing up on computer skills can be important for any worker thinking about getting a new job.
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That was such a poor race he didn't need to jump well to win and he will have to brush up his hurdling to take this stronger contest.
This will make it easier for the individual to brush up on spots that were not covered during the first coating.
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