hit the hay

Idioms and Phrases

Also, hit the sack . Go to bed, as in I usually hit the hay after the eleven o'clock news , or I'm tired, let's hit the sack . The first colloquial expression dates from the early 1900s, the variant from about 1940.

Example Sentences

This is a perfect gift for a late-night reader whose partner might hit the hay early.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’m gonna hit the hay,” she says, slowly rising and placing her half-empty glass of water on the kitchenette counter.

From Literature

The manuscript, which is covered with Capote’s handwritten edits, also shows how the author tempered the sexual content of the story before publication, removing lines such as Holly’s admission that: “Boy, I have hit the hay with some real ghastlies just because I couldn’t stand it any longer. I had to have somebody hold me”.

From The Guardian

In this episode of How To!, we bring in Andy Puddicombe, a former Buddhist monk and co-founder of the meditation app Headspace, to help Ben hit the hay.

From Slate

While she’s talking, I’m doing the math, trying to calculate how long it will take for her to bathe, brush her teeth, read a book and hit the hay.

From Washington Post