hit the books

Other forms: hitting the books

Definitions of hit the books
  1. verb
    learn by reading books
    “I must hit the books now”
    synonyms: study
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    types:
    con, learn, memorise, memorize
    commit to memory; learn by heart
    bone, bone up, cram, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up
    study intensively, as before an exam
    alternate, understudy
    be an understudy or alternate for a role
    type of:
    acquire, larn, learn
    gain knowledge or skills
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