bring up to date

Idioms and Phrases

Convey information up to the present; also, make one aware of or conform to new ideas, improvements, or styles. For example, Bring me up to date on the test results , or We've been bringing Grandma up to date with a little makeup and some new clothes . The term up to date comes from bookkeeping, where it signifies account entries to the present time. [Late 1800s]

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