hitting the books
Example Sentences
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“My suspicion is there is transmission, but it’s not hitting the books, it’s not being detected,” he said.
From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2022
Others were high school students wanting one last hurrah before going back to hitting the books.
From The Verge • Aug. 12, 2022
The court’s long recess doesn’t end until October, but just as students get back to hitting the books with their return to school, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch will be pitching them.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2019
School is back in session, so Studio 360 is hitting the books.
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2017
Going home meant hitting the books for the rest of The Week From Hell.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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