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English idiom

hit the sack

Register · Informal CEFR B1
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Figurative meaning

To go to bed.

Why this phrase?

From beds that were once sacks stuffed with straw.

Example

“I'm exhausted, so I'm going to hit the sack.”

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Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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