Hit the books. It's a common American English slang expression that means to study. Check out the video for all the details that you need to know.
Hit the books meaning = studied; to study.
Hit the book examples:
"I've got a midterm tomorrow afternoon so I'm gonna hit the books."
"Hey Ian, do you want to hit the books with me?"
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Transcript:
Hi everybody, this is jackie from eslspeaking.org. So today's slang expression is, hit the books. Hit the books. You don't actually hit the books, but it means, I have to study a lot.
So maybe you have a test tomorrow and your friend says, hey let's grab a beer. You could say, no I have to hit the books tonight.
Another example. If your friend says, what are you doing this weekend? Oh, I'm hitting the books. I have a test on Monday.
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