Should we hit the sack meaning?

(also hit the hay) infml to go to bed in order to sleep: I've got a busy day tomorrow, so I think I'll hit the sack.
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Is hit the sack slang?

hit the sack in American English

slang. to go to bed; go to sleep. He never hits the sack before midnight.
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What does sack in slang mean?

Slang. dismissal or discharge, as from a job: to get the sack. Slang. bed (def.
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What does take the sack mean?

Definition of get the sack

: to be dismissed suddenly from a job : to get fired She got the sack for always being late.
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Why is it called in the sack?

Before the Industrial Revolution in Europe and the age of mass employment, people who needed work done and had the means to pay someone else to do it would hire workers with the skills to do specific jobs. These workers would carry the tools they needed for the job in a sack or in a bag made out of sacking.
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English Idioms: Hit the Sack!



How do you say hit the sack?

You use the phrase 'Hit the Sack' to indicate that it's time to go to bed. Example of use: “I've got to get up early tomorrow, so I'm going to hit the sack.”
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What does hit the rack mean?

hit the rack (third-person singular simple present hits the rack, present participle hitting the rack, simple past and past participle hit the rack) To go to bed.
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Why does hit the hay mean?

When you say you are going to 'Hit the Hay' you mean that you are going to bed. Example of use: “I'm exhausted. Time to hit the hay.”
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What does spilling the beans mean?

Disclose a secret or reveal something prematurely, as in You can count on little Carol to spill the beans about the surprise. In this colloquial expression, first recorded in 1919, spill means “divulge,” a usage dating from the 1500s.
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What does bringing home the bacon mean?

informal. : to earn the money that is needed to live He worked hard all week to bring home the bacon for his family.
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What does icing on the cake mean?

Definition of icing on the cake

: something extra that makes a good thing even better The concert itself was great, and getting to meet the band afterward was (the) icing on the cake.
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What is a woman's rack?

(slang, vulgar) A woman's breasts. synonym ▲ Synonyms: see Thesaurus:breasts. (climbing, caving) A friction device for abseiling, consisting of a frame with five or more metal bars, around which the rope is threaded.
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What does the idiom hit the road mean?

to leave a place or begin a trip: I'd love to stay longer but I must be hitting the road. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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Why does the military call a bed a rack?

The term comes from the military slang use of the term "rack" for a bed or bunk. With more than one crew member assigned to a rack, it is possible that a crew member returning from a duty shift will lie down on a rack immediately after it is vacated by another crew member about to start a shift.
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Can't wait to hit the sack?

English Idiom – Hit the sack or Hit the hay Meaning – Go to bed. To go to bed in order to sleep. I just can't wait to get home and hit the sack. I'm so tired!
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What does hit the pillow mean?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishas soon as your head hits the pillowas soon as your head hits the pillowif you fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow, you fall asleep as soon as you lie down → head. Exercises.
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What's another way to say hit the hay?

In this page you can discover 12 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hit-the-hay, like: go-to-bed, retire, sleep, crawl in, go-to-sleep, get some sleep, hit-the-sack, kip down, sack-out, bed and crash.
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What does ants in my pants mean?

1. Be extremely restless, uneasy, impatient, or anxious, as in This child just can't sit still; she must have ants in her pants. This rhyming idiom calls up a vivid image of what might cause one to be jumpy. [
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What does the idiom miss the boat mean?

Fail to take advantage of an opportunity, as in Jean missed the boat on that club membership. This expression, which alludes to not being in time to catch a boat, has been applied more widely since the 1920s.
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What does rocking the boat mean?

Disturb a stable situation, as in An easygoing manager, he won't rock the boat unless it's absolutely necessary. This idiom alludes to capsizing a small vessel, such as a canoe, by moving about in it too violently. [ Colloquial; early 1900s]
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What are knockers on a woman?

knocker noun [C] (BREASTS)

knockers [ plural ] slang. a woman's breasts.
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What does it mean if a girl has a dump truck?

DUMP TRUCK is widely used as a complimentary, but sexist, term for a woman or girl with a big booty. Tony: Wow! That girl has got a great ass! Joel: That's one hell of a DUMP TRUCK with those leggings on!
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What does nice buns mean?

a boyfriend or girlfriend. That's my bun! I want to bun my bun's nice buns. See more words with the same meaning: boyfriend, girlfriend, boo, significant other.
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What is meant by cherry on top?

(also the cherry on (top of) the sundae, the cherry on top) something that makes something that is already good even better, or perfect: For his career, the Olympic Games would be the cherry on the cake.
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What is the meaning of last straw?

Definition of the final/last straw

: the last in a series of bad things that happen to make someone very upset, angry, etc. It had been a difficult week, so when the car broke down, it was the last straw.
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