hit the sheets
Retire for night
Hit the sheets means to go to bed, typically with the connotation of being tired and ready for sleep: I'm exhausted—time to hit the sheets.
The phrase treats the bed as a destination one arrives at decisively, like hitting the road or hitting the gym.
- mattressPadded sleeping surface
- pillowBedding for heads
- pillow talkIntimate conversation in bed
- dozeBrief light rest
- quiltStuffed, stitched bed covering
cuddle · blanket · tuck in · snooze · bedtime · good night · lights out · embrace · slumber · hit the hay · turn in · passion · sensuality · tuck · sack · soft · drift · comforter
hit the sheetswake up
Become conscious again
get up · rise and shine · awaken · arise · come to
hit the sheetsrise
Move to higher position
get up · start the day · hit the ground running · bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
hit the sheetspull an all-nighter
Work without sleeping
hit the ground running · get moving · spring into action · get cracking · get going
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