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.

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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'.

  • Pattern
  • brush up on [something]

Which sounds natural?

Tap the one a native speaker would say.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

brush up on

  • on
  • my French
  • the basics
  • your grammar

Don't confuse it

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