گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'crack a book'

1 general:: Open 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]

2 general:: Phrase(s): crack a book Fig. 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.