hit the books

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === hit the books (third-person singular simple present hits the books, present participle hitting the books, simple past and past participle hit the books) (chiefly US and Australia, informal, figuratively) To study, especially with particular intensity. ==== Translations ==== === See also === crack a book === References === “hit the books”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.