hit the sack

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hit the sack

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A reference to the manner in which farmers tend to sleep on sacks of hay.

verb hits the sack · hitting the sack · hit the sack

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.
Similar: hit the hay, hit the rack, turn into a pumpkin, hit the sheets

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verb to go to bed

Deutsch	sich in die Falle hauen, in die Federn gehen, sich aufs Ohr legen, an der Matratze horchen

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@misc{hit_the_sack_2026,
  title = {hit the sack},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hit%20the%20sack},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}