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Brush up

verb, slang

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  1. 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. 2
    bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state wordnet
  3. 3
    To review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill. idiomatic

    "I'll need to brush up (on) my Greek before my trip to Athens."

  4. 4
    refresh one's memory wordnet
  5. 5
    To beat up, annoy or insult (someone). slang, transitive

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