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read up

verb
  1. To learn (about something) by reading. (transitive)
  2. [with on or about] (intransitive)
  3. To read previous or higher-up messages in a chat; to backread. · I just got here, what are you talking about? — It's about the new movie announcement. Read up for the context.
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Have you read up the case?”
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 7 · B2

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