Also: pound the books
Meaning of Idiom ‘Hit the Books’
To hit the books means to study or do schoolwork, often with particular concentration or focus; to study hard; to read about something for the purpose of learning or studying.
Usage
Used as a verb, the idiom hit the books refers to studying for an extended period of time. One does not ‘hit the books’ for just a few minutes.
Sentence Examples
“I’ve got to hit the books when I get home. There’s a big test tomorrow.”
“Don’t you think you’d better hit the books? Your final exam is tomorrow.”
“That’s enough video games for tonight, Tim. It’s time you hit the books.”
“When the other kids were playing outside I was pounding the books, getting ready for college.”
Origin
This American idiom has been used since the first half of the 1900s.
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