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 study or learn about something intensively

B. To ignore

C. To break a bone

D. To eat bones

Answer: Option A

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It means to revise or cram for a test.

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