Usually means: Improve skills or appearance significantly.
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  1. buff up: Merriam-Webster
  2. buff up: Wiktionary
  3. buff up: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. buff up: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (buff up)

verb:  (transitive, idiomatic) To improve.
verb:  (transitive) To shine; to make shiny.
verb:  (intransitive, idiomatic) To become more muscular.
verb:  (intransitive, idiomatic) To study hard to learn a particular subject.

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