brush up
Example Sentences
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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
Want to brush up on history ahead of all the America 250 celebrations?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Biathlon fans brush up your Italian -- but also your German, for the events this Winter Olympics will be in South Tyrol in Italy, an autonomous province bordering Austria and Switzerland.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 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
“Rowdy,” I whispered, “something is messing around with the brush up there. You don’t suppose it could be that smart monkey?”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
