DES C1 -PHRASAL VERB - LEARNING AND THINKING

brush up ( on )

I’m trying to brush up on my French before I go to Paris

practise or improve your skill or knowledge of sth

come around / round to

chang your opinion or decision because some one has persuded you to agree with them

face up to

You've got to face up to the truth sometime - he'll never marry you.

accept that a difficult situation exists

figure out

finally understand sth or someone after a lot of thought

hit upon

suddenly have an idea or discover sth by chance

mull over

think carefully about sth over a period of time

piece together

The police are collecting clues in order to piece together the details of the day she died.

learn the truth about sth by considering all the seperate information u have

create sth by joining the seperate part together

găn lại , kết nối/ xâu chuỗi sự việc

puzzle out

I still can't puzzle out how I managed to spend so much money last month.

discover or understand sth by thinking hard about it

read up/ on / about

get the information by reading a lot about it

swot up

learn sth as much as u can about a subject, especially before an exam

học nhiều, học nhồi

take in

• trick someone

• understand and remember sth

think up

to have a new idea or plan