(chiefly, US, and, Australia, informal, figuratively) To study, especially with particular intensity.
(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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(slang) To take off quickly; to leave in a hurry.