| 词组 | crack open a book |
| 释义 | (redirected from crack open a book)crack a bookTo open a book. Often used in the negative. I really need to study for that test on Monday because I haven't cracked a book all weekend. crack a bookFig. to open a book to study. (Usually used with a negative.) I never cracked a book and still passed the course. Sally didn't crack a book all semester. crack a bookOpen a book to study or read, as in He passed the exam without cracking a book. This expression employs the verb to crack in the sense of "to open," a slang usage that dates from the early 1700s. [Colloquial; c. 1930] crack a bookorcrack open a bookAMERICANIf you crack a book or crack open a book, you open it in order to read it. He had never cracked a single book on criminal law, and yet he had to defend them in a court. Just crack open a book and try to relax. crack a bookopen a book and read it; study. North American informalcrack a book tv. to open a book to study. (Usually in the negative.) I never cracked a book and still passed the course. |
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