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.
- 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