read up on

phrasal verb

read up on; reading up on; reads up on
: to read a lot about (something) in order to learn about it
I read up on the history of the war.

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“Read up on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/read%20up%20on. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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