swot up (verb)

1. In order to prepare for her theology exam, she had to swot up on the different religious texts and doctrines.

2. Before the big history test, he decided to swot up on the events leading to World War II.

3. John wanted to impress his date by discussing classical literature, so he swotted up on all the romantic poets.

4. Sarah loved scary movies, so she swotted up on horror film classics before attending a horror movie marathon.