mug (sth) up
UK informal— phrasal verb with mug uk/mʌɡ/us/mʌɡ/verb [ T ] -gg-
to study a subject quickly before taking an exam:
I need to mug up (on) my history before tomorrow's exam.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Learning & knowing
- assimilate
- audit
- autodidact
- blended learning
- bone up
- brain training
- by-heart
- deskill
- feel
- gen up
- hear tell (of) idiom
- know better (than sb) idiom
- know which side your bread is buttered (on) idiom
- knowable
- mug
- pick sth up
- quick
- reskill
- revision
- tell
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