hit the hay, hit the sack, knock out, sack out.
meaning:: go to bed or go to sleep sentence:: i usually hit the hay after ten o' clock news
No, "hit the hay" is an idiom that means to go to bed or go to sleep. It is not a metaphor, as it is a commonly used phrase with a specific meaning that is understood by native English speakers.
The origin of hit the hay means GO 2 SLEEP.(i thnk)
It means go to bed. Mattresses were once stuffed with hay or straw, so the image is of you flopping down on your mattress and "hitting" the hay.
it means go to sleep
It means to go to bed to sleep
usually means time to go to bed or go to sleep.
Go to sleep or sleep time...... Go moemoe= go to bed\go to sleep
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No
hit the sack means to go to bed or to sleep.It means he has gone to bed - hitting the sack is a slang way of saying your body will hit the bed when you lie down.