hit the books

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To study, especially with particular intensity.

Australia, US, figuratively, informal

Equivalents

Españolhincar los codos

Русскийзубрить

1 more languages

Češtinašprtat

Examples

“They go to the beach when they should be hitting the books and then they wonder ⟳ why they get ⟳ bad grades.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

hit the bottle hit the bricks hit the buffers hit the button hit the deck hit the dirt

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