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hit the books

Date: Dec 16 2010

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Quote

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“It makes you smarter if you hit the books.”

- Jason on learning.

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Definition

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study hard

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If you’re reading this English lesson, you’re likely interested in learning. One way to learn fast is to hit the books. If you hit the books, it means you study hard. You spend a lot of time reading. You’re a serious student.

Jason walks up to Ella with a bat and asks what she’s doing. She tells him that she’s hitting the books so she can learn. He is surprised that hitting the books can make you smarter, but he’s eager to try it out because it sounds extreme.

After collecting some books, Jason finds Mason and asks him to throw them at him while he hits them with a bat. Ella walks up and explains that hitting the books doesn’t involve physically hitting anything. It just means extreme studying.

When is the last time you really hit the books? Do you like to study hard or do you learn more casually?

Examples

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“I’m going to hit the books tonight. I have a big test tomorrow!”

“She knows this material well. She must really be hitting the books.”

“You’re doing very well in this class. I suggest you hit the books.”

Winners

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	To study intensively. by Gaby313
	to study, to learn concentrated by jurmala1
	To hit the books means begin to study more strenuously. by ponka
	To study hard or to challege yourself studying by Manu4
	to study? by Miss Talant
	study by Bitten by an Arab bug

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BBoy Roty

Brazil

the last time i hit the books was last weekend,i’m always reading i think it’s very important to learn new vocabulary.

Ahshan

China

i am the person who always hits the books ,well,i do not have a good score for return,that is what i often amazed.but i will stick to hitting the books all my life,no matter the score high or low is .

kikii144

Latvia

I usually study only before tests. I can’t force myself to study every day if the test is after a few weeks. So in the last evening I usually hit the books. But in that case my knowledges is not very steady..I usually forget a lot of things.

Marcelolic

Brazil

May I say the truth? The last time that I hit the books I was in my graduation :P hihihi No,seriuos now,since I joined in this site I have hit the book in all of lessons and studying a little every day,it really makes smarter in english ;)

batyrkhan_96

Kazakhstan

he is Crazy!!!

chanchan01

Viet Nam

to hit the books just right before the coming test is quite ineffective. I sometimes do it, then i realize it's not kept in my mind for a long time. Thus, i think to learn something day by day is better although it's hard to keep it up. Nice slang!

spacedragon

Brazil

ahahahaha jason is hilarious ;P

buti.i.m

Bosnia and Herzegovina

ilaike it is great and gais iwont to your help iwont to improve my english plese

lenny80a

Germany

It is a hillarious video! Great!!!

lenny80a

Germany

The last time when I really hitted the books was the last minute. NOW, I like studying hard, but with a lot of fun .When I learn casually I miss a lot of new knowledge… Thanks English, baby! team!