Hit the hay/sack In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "hit the hay/sack", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Eudora Thao calendar 2021-01-12 07:01

Meaning of Hit the hay/sack

Hit the hay/sack American informal verb phrase

The assumption is that the fact that mattresses used to consist of cloth sacks stuffed with hay comes from the fact that they hit the hay and hit the sack. Some historians go so far as to suggest that the practice of fluffing up the hay inside the mattress before lying down to sleep comes from hitting the hay and hitting the sack.

Go to bed

You are too tired, I think you should hit the hay.

Today I'm too busy, so I should hit the sack to provide energy.

Other phrases about:

sleep around the clock

Sleep continually for a long period of time

Rest up
Nghỉ ngơi sau khi làm một việc gì đó mệt mỏi

Grammar and Usage of Hit the hay/sack

Verb Forms

  • hits the hay/sack
  • hitting the hay/sack

Origin of Hit the hay/sack

The first idiomatic expression, a variant from around 1940, dates from the early 1900s.

 

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