"Brush up" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... mansion the situation was explained to Mr. and Mrs. Ford, and the boys were conducted by a servant to a bathroom, where they might wash and brush up and make themselves otherwise presentable. They did not linger long, and when they came below, the folding-doors to the dining-room were opened and the butler ...
— The Mystery at Putnam Hall - The School Chums' Strange Discovery • Arthur M. Winfield
... other, smiling. "I thought it was not worth while to go to bed, but just gave myself a wash and brush up; and here I am, ...
— Bred in the Bone • James Payn
... impossible!" he exclaimed, his eye brightening. "If he asks me, I'll try to brush up ...
— In New Granada - Heroes and Patriots • W.H.G. Kingston
... in readiness, having been ordered in advance by Mrs. Endicott, a sweet woman who looked like Laura, and as soon as the girls and boys had had a chance to brush up and wash, all sat down to partake of the good things provided. Jessie was much astonished by the ...
— Dave Porter at Star Ranch - Or, The Cowboy's Secret • Edward Stratemeyer
... a mistake! you can find plenty of work if you look for it; only don't look too far, because it is the little bits of things which come right in your way that Jesus wants you to do. When you brush up the room, and set the table neatly, and brighten the fire, and do little thoughtful things that help your mother, then you are pleasing Jesus, doing work for Him. Isn't it pleasant to think that in all those little things He is watching over you, ...
— Tip Lewis and His Lamp • Pansy (aka Isabella Alden)
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