Jack broke away from his friends, saying, "I've got to hit the books."
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
hit the books — If you hit the books, you study or read hard … The small dictionary of idiomes
hit the books — verb learn by reading books He is studying geology in his room I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now • Syn: ↑study • Derivationally related forms: ↑study (for: ↑study), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hit the books — AND pound the books tv. o study hard. □ I spent the weekend pounding the books. □ I gotta go home and hit the books … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hit the books — vp To study. Cut the gabbing; it s time to hit the books. 1950s … Historical dictionary of American slang
hit the books — {v. phr.}, {informal} To study your school assignments, prepare for classes. * /Jack broke away from his friends, saying, I ve got to hit the books. / … Dictionary of American idioms
hit the books — {v. phr.}, {informal} To study your school assignments, prepare for classes. * /Jack broke away from his friends, saying, I ve got to hit the books. / … Dictionary of American idioms
hit the books — begin to study, crack a book Exams begin next week. It s time to hit the books … English idioms
hit the books — study or prepare for class He stayed home all weekend and hit the books … Idioms and examples
hit the books — American & Australian, informal to study. I can t go out tonight. I ve got to hit the books … New idioms dictionary
hit the books — verb To study, especially with particular intensity. They go to the beach when they should be hitting the books and then they wonder why they get bad grades … Wiktionary
