hit the books
(chiefly, US, and, Australia, informal, figuratively) To study, especially with particular intensity.
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(chiefly, US, and, Australia, informal, figuratively) 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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