hit the sack
verbEtymology A reference to the manner in which farmers tend to sleep on sacks of hay.
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Slang To go to bed.
- K.P. Arches—Like a housewife who spends a day on the range, a soldier gets tired feet and is eager to hit the sack.1953, "New Army, Familiar Scenes" (photo essay), New York Times, 18 Jan., p. SM45 (caption)
- Synonyms
- hit the hay, hit the rack, turn into a pumpkin, hit the sheets
- Related terms
- sack out