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hit the hay

 and hit the sack

Fig. to go to bed. I have to go home and hit the hay pretty soon. Let's hit the sack. We have to get an early start in the morning.

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hit the hay

to get into bed hit the sack It was time to hit the hay and drift off to sleep.

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hit the hay

Also, hit the sack. Go to bed, as in I usually hit the hay after the eleven o'clock news, or I'm tired, let's hit the sack. The first colloquial expression dates from the early 1900s, the variant from about 1940.

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hit the hay

and hit the sack

tv. to go to bed. Time to go home and hit the hay! Let’s hit the sack. We have to get an early start in the morning.

See also: hay, hit