Phrase guide

crack a book

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To open up one's books, especially in order to study.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • You had better crack the books if you want to have any chance of graduating this year.
  • Of course he didn't even know that the Partition happened in the 1940s, let alone any details of cross-border disputes since then. It's not like that guy ever cracks a book.

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