hit the books

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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?

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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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