Hit the Sack
What it means
Go to bed, with a suggestion of collapsing rather than retiring.
Where it comes from
The sack was the mattress, a cloth bag stuffed with straw. Military slang kept the word after the bedding improved, which is why sack time still means sleep and sack out means falling asleep.
The puzzle it came from
Hit the Sack was the answer to the Phrasicle of May 26, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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seeing
double
tap
water
melon
sand
castle
guard
dog
walk
smash
hit
squad
car
seat
couch
potato
sack
race
horse
Phrasicle: Hit the Sack