hit the books

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hit the books

verb hits the books · hitting the books · hit the books

  1. Australia, US, figuratively, informal To study, especially with particular intensity. They go to the beach when they should be hitting the books and then they wonder why they get bad grades.

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verb study

Españolhincar los codos
Românăpune pe învățat
Русскийзубри́ть zubrítʹ

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"hit the books." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hit%20the%20books. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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"hit the books." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hit%20the%20books.

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@misc{hit_the_books_2026,
  title = {hit the books},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hit%20the%20books},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}