Grammar fix
brush up on
improve knowledge or skill
To quickly review or practice something you already learned, so you remember it better or become more skilled.
phrasal verbB1common
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
I need to brush up on my Spanish before my trip to Mexico.
If I had more time, I would brush up on my presentation skills to feel more confident during public speaking.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: I need to brush up my Spanish.
Say: I need to brush up on my Spanish.
'Brush up ON something'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Refresh and revise previously acquired' is clunky; 'brush up on' is the natural idiom.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
brush up on
- on
- my French
- the basics
- your grammar