brush up

See also: brushup and brush-up

English

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Verb

brush up (third-person singular simple present brushes up, present participle brushing up, simple past and past participle brushed up)

  1. To paint, or make clean or bright with a brush.
    • April 10, 1706, Alexander Pope, letter to William Wycherley
      You have commissioned me to paint your shop, and I have done my best to brush you up like your neighbours.
  2. (idiomatic) To review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill.
    Synonym: rub up
    I'll need to brush up (on) my Greek before my trip to Athens.

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