hit the sack/hay

hit the hay

To get into bed and go to sleep. I have to get up early for work tomorrow, so I think I'd better hit the hay.

See also: hay, hit

hit the sack

To get into bed and go to sleep. I have to get up early for work tomorrow, so I think I'd better hit the sack.

See also: hit, sack

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.

See also: hay, hit

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.

See also: hay, hit

hit the sack

INFORMAL or

hit the hay

mainly AMERICAN, INFORMAL

If someone hits the sack, they go to bed. We were tired, so we only half-unpacked the car and then hit the sack. Do you want me to take you up to your bed? Are you ready to hit the hay? Note: In the past, people sometimes used sacks and hay as bedding.

See also: hit, sack

hit the hay

go to bed. informal

See also: hay, hit

hit the sack

go to bed. informal

See also: hit, sack

hit the ˈsack/ˈhay

(informal) go to bed: I think it’s time to hit the sack. Sack and hay both refer to simple beds. In the past a bed was often just a sack or piece of rough cloth with hay inside. Sailors in the navy also slept in hammocks (= a type of bed hung between two posts, etc.) similar to sacks.

See also: hay, hit, sack

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

hit the sack

verb

See hit the hay

See also: hit, sack