hit the hay

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hit the hay

verb hits the hay · hitting the hay · hit the hay

  1. slang To go to bed. "Time to hit the hay," Dave yawned. The bartender called "Good-night" as Dingwell went out of the swinging doors.

    Similar: turn into a pumpkin, hit the sack

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verb to go to bed

Españolplanchar la oreja, empiltrarse
Françaisaller dormir, se coucher, pioncer
Русскийулечься на боковую ulečʹsja na bokovuju

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@misc{hit_the_hay_2026,
  title = {hit the hay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hit%20the%20hay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}