hit the books

1. Study with concentrated effort, as in At exam time we all hit the books. [Slang; first half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

“My suspicion is there is transmission, but it’s not hitting the books, it’s not being detected,” he said.

From New York Times

Others were high school students wanting one last hurrah before going back to hitting the books.

From The Verge

And again, what Weber was doing with the warranty has been illegal since 1975, when the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act first hit the books.

From The Verge

“The demand is hitting the books in ways we’ve never seen before,” he said.

From Seattle Times

The pandemic lockdown allowed Mr. Lin to hunker down and hit the books, unlike some of his colleagues and friends who had bigger disruptions.

From New York Times