be up on
be up on
Meaning:
- be well informed about a matter or subject
- well versed in
- knowledgeable about
- up to date on
Example:
- If you want to start teaching English to grown-up kids, you need to be up on it else you're going to be unable to clarify their doubts.
- It is not easy to crack the administrative services interview if you do not be up on the current happenings & news events. So prepare well before hand.
- You are going to lose a great chance for being next in the next big project if you do not be up on the presentation well before time.
- Leaders should be up on the topic they are going to give a speech on. Else they will be mocked by public & lose their votes.
- I had been up on the condition of the company that is why I advised my colleagues to look for another job. But they overlooked my concern & have now become jobless.
- If you need to learn trigonometry should be up on the trigonometric formulas. Else you'll find yourself striving hard while solving challenging questions.
Origin:
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Synonym
- well read