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Mug up   /məg əp/   Listen
Mug up

verb
1.
Study intensively, as before an exam.  Synonyms: bone, bone up, cram, drum, get up, grind away, swot, swot up.






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"Mug up" Quotes from Famous Books



... a wrench?" he asked. "No? Well, then—you and Colonel Winwood send him about his business and get another secretary. Let Savelli give all his time to his Young England League. Making him mug up material for Winwood's speeches and write letters to constituents about football clubs is using a razor to cut butter. His League's the thing. It can surely afford to pay him a decent salary. If it can't ...
— The Fortunate Youth • William J. Locke



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