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hit the books

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hit the books

To study, often intensely. You better hit the books if you want to pass your exam on Friday. I wish I could hang out with you guys, but I really need to hit the books this weekend. You have no choice but to hit the books and memorize the periodic table.
See also: book, hit
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hit the books

 and pound the books
Inf. Fig. to study hard. I spent the weekend pounding the books. I gotta go home and hit the books. I have finals next week.
See also: book, hit
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

hit the books

Study with concentrated effort, as in At exam time we all hit the books. [Slang; first half of 1900s]
See also: book, hit
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

hit the ˈbooks

(American English) study hard and read a lot about something: You’re going to hit the books and make something of yourself. ♢ My exams are soon so I’d better start hitting the books.
See also: book, hit
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hit the books

and pound the books
tv. to study hard. I spent the weekend pounding the books. I gotta go home and hit the books.
See also: book, hit
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

hit the books

Informal
To study, especially with concentrated effort.
See also: book, hit
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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References in periodicals archive
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That many white kids may spend more hours studying than many black kids may well be an argument that some minority parents are negligent in compelling their children to hit the books. But this is an argument about environment, not inheritance.
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MARC BACK ON RIGHT COURSE
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"But I did have to hit the books and brush up on my Irish history."
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