brush up (on)something
phrasal verbwithbrushverbuk/brʌʃ/us/brʌʃ/
C1
toimproveyourknowledgeof something alreadylearnedbutpartlyforgotten:
IthoughtI'dbrushup (on) myFrenchbefore going toParis.
Making things better
- add salt tosomethingidiom
- allay
- alleviate
- alleviation
- ameliorate
- cultivate
- liven(something)up
- lubricate
- make a differenceidiom
- make a world of differenceidiom
- makesomeone/somethingover
- relieve
- revitalize
- revivify
- revolutionize
- salvage
- salve
- save the dayidiom
- sharpen
- tonic