hit the hay

Go to bed

Hit the hay is to go to bed or go to sleep: I'm exhausted—time to hit the hay.

The phrase evokes old mattresses stuffed with hay or straw.

Hit the sack means the same thing.

idiom

sack out

Sleep, slangily

shut-eye · sawing logs · kip · call it a night · crash · zonk out

sleep

slumber

Light, restful unconsciousness

drift off · fall asleep · bedtime · drowse · nod off · dreamland · shuteye · crash · repose · lights out

rest

relaxation

State of being unwound

respite · recuperate · recharge · decompress · peace · quiet · tranquility · ease · comfort · siesta

evening

nightfall

Onset of darkness

end of day · wind down · lights out · wrap up · curfew · closing time · after dark · moonrise · night owl

tiredness

exhausted

Utterly depleted of energy

worn-out · lethargic · spent · knackered · beat · bushed · tuckered out · dead tired · wiped out · ready for bed

Categories
Opposites
sleep-wake state

hit the haywake up

Become conscious again

get up · rise and shine · awaken · arise · rouse

activity level

hit the hayget going

Commence motion or activity

hit the ground running · spring into action · get cracking · start the day · rise and shine

Family

hit, hay, hitting, hits, hitman, haying, hit the sack, hayloft, hays

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G