It's that time of the year when our students have to hit the books and prove their knowledge. Also, it's that time when we have to be more supportive and understanding, we all know that being too nervous can really make things go wrong.
Sadly, it doesn't mean that students get to literally hit or kick the books out of frustration. But there are a few, rather fun, origins for this idiom and I've decided to choose the one most interesting/fun for me.
We know that 'Hit' as a verb has different meanings, one of them is: to Star or begin. Some people said it could have been originated after the idiom: Hit the trail, which cowboys used when starting out on a journey. Why did I think that's fun? Because they haven't said how trail became books.
So, I created my own origin. I think this idiom is such because when you have to study during college, books are heavy and often hard and so when you open it on the table you're hitting the table with it. Therefore you hit the books (technically you hit the table with a book but let's not get to technical).
Good luck on your exams!!
B.P
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