hit the hay

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hit the hay (third-person singular simple present hits the hay, present participle hitting the hay, simple past and past participle hit the hay)

(idiomatic) To go to bed.
- 1917, William MacLeod Raine, chapter 3, in The Sheriff's Son:
  "Time to hit the hay," Dave yawned. The bartender called "Good-night" as Dingwell went out of the swinging doors.

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Translations

to go to bed

Catalan: clapar (ca)
Dutch: naar bed gaan, gaan slapen
French: aller dormir, se coucher (fr)

Malay: meletakkan kepala
Russian: улечься на боковую (ulečʹsja na bokovuju)
Spanish: planchar la oreja, empiltrarse (es)

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