hit the books

hitt·he·books

uncommon

verb

1.

learn by reading books

“He is studying geology in his room”
“I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now”

Synonyms

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

learn

Narrower terms

Entails

read

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Grammar

Verb: transitive or intransitive

verb
infinitive	hit the books
3rd person	hit the bookses
past	hit the booksed
present participle	hit the booksing
past participle	hit the booksed

Sentence patterns

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Nearby words

hit it up hit list hit man hit parade hit squad hit the ceiling hit the deck hit the dirt hit the hay hit the jackpot

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