What does hincar los codos mean?

ExpressionColoquial

to hit the books

Driving your elbows into the table, which is the posture of somebody who has been studying for hours. It is said almost entirely about exams, and it carries a fond complaint about the time it cost.

Este mes toca hincar los codos.
Not looking forward to it, and resigned to it.

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Unit 02

¡Cuánto tiempo!

«hace un siglo que no sé nada de ti»

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