hitting the books

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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

When he wasn’t hitting the books and getting straight A’s, Rasel was playing computer games.

From MSNBC • May 15, 2016

Going home meant hitting the books for the rest of The Week From Hell.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg