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Definition bone up in British English

bone up phrasal verb

[intransitive] phrasal verb
1

to study hard or learn about something in order to prepare for a test, meeting etc

Example

He's boning up for his final exams.

Example

She boned up on the company before the interview.

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Definition bone up in British English