bone up

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bone up

verb bones up · boning up · boned up

intransitive, slang To study or cram, especially in order to refresh one's knowledge of a topic. Information acquired in that way, makes an impression ; this "boning" up for an examination is all right as a finishing touch, but it will not last.
Similar: brush up, review, revise, rub up

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verb to study

Español	quemarse las pestañas
Français	potasser
Ελληνικά	ξεσκονίζω xeskonízo
Русский	зубри́ть zubrítʹ

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@misc{bone_up_2026,
  title = {bone up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bone%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}