Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence:
If you are going to Punjab you better ________ your Punjabi.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → brush up on
Brush up on means to improve one's knowledge of something learnt earlier but partly forgotten. A person going to Punjab should refresh his Punjabi.
Example: She is brushing up on her French before the trip to Paris.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: brush aside — Incorrect. Brush aside means to refuse to pay attention to something, to dismiss it as unimportant.
Example: He brushed aside all our objections.
Option 2: brush off — Incorrect. Brush off means to refuse to listen to someone in a rude way, or to remove dust with a brush.
Example: She brushed off his apology and walked away.
Option 4: brush down — Incorrect. Brush down means to clean something, such as clothes or a horse, with a brush.
Example: The groom brushed down the horse after the race.
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brush off | 22-05 S2 | – | – | – | – |