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read up

British  
/ riːd /

verb

  1. to acquire information about (a subject) by reading intensively

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read up Idioms  

  1. Study or learn by reading, as in I don't know much about childhood illnesses, but I can always read up on them. [First half of 1800s]

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And she’d be wise to try to read up on the power of the stars as well.

From Literature

She started to read up on nutrition and create a healthy diet that helped fuel her body.

From BBC

It’s time to read up on Strauss.

From The Wall Street Journal

He heard bamboo farmers say they could no longer rely on seasonal rhythms that once guided their crops, and started to read up.

From Barron's

One read “Up arrow, right arrow, and three down arrow symbols,” a possible reference to commands entered on a controller that call in a bomb in the video game “Helldivers.”

From Salon

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