It's time to hit the hay!:?:
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It's time to hit the hay!:?:
To go to bed in order to sleep.
Also : "hit the sack".
I was not 100% sure, so I checked here :
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
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http://www.onelook.com/
HTH
Alain
The term comes from an old english expression. Bed were usually loose hay/straw, in 'wealthy homes' hay/straw in sacks. Term ment 'to go to bed.'
First was 'hit the hay,' the second refers to 'hit the sack.'
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Originally Posted by 10000kbps
"hit the hay" is an idiom meaning "go to bed in order to sleep"
origin:
mattresses used to be stuffed with straw or hay.
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