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brushes up to

brushes up to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of brush up to.

Meaning of brush up to

Verb

brush up to (third-person singular simple present brushes up to, present participle brushing up to, simple past and past participle brushed up to)

  1. (archaic, slang) To flatter or suck up to someone

Questions about brushes up to

What is brushes up to the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Brushes up to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of brush up to.

Words near brushes up to in the dictionary

  1. brushes over
  2. brushes past
  3. brushes something under the carpet
  4. brushes something under the rug
  5. brushes up
  6. brushes up to
  7. brushesful
  8. brushest
  9. brusheth
  10. Brushfield spot
  11. Brushfield spots

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