familiarize (someone or oneself) with (something)

familiarize (someone or oneself) with (something)

To become, or cause someone else to become, more knowledgeable about something. I tried familiarizing myself with the text, but I'm still totally confused. You need to familiarize the drummer with this song before our gig.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

familiarize someone with something

to help someone get to know or understand someone or something. I hope you will take the time to familiarize yourself with the instructions before you set out to operate this device. Let me take a moment to familiarize myself with the facts of the case.
See also: familiarize
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
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  • familiarize
  • familiarize with
  • addict
  • addict (one) to (something)
  • addict to
  • flatten out
  • get back up
  • get someone's back up
  • have (one's) back up
  • have back up