Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Bone up on'. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Bone up on'.

A. To ignore

B. To eat bones

C. To study or learn about something intensively

D. To break a bone

Answer: Option C

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It means to revise or cram for a test.

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