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to fall in the sack

to fall in the sack

8.8
To go to bed or sleep
  • idiom
  • Informal
translation icon : irse a la cama
  • It's been a long day, so I'm about ready to fall in the sack.

Examples

  • Most nights, he likes to read for a while before he falls in the sack.

  • I usually fall in the sack by 10 PM.

  • After the movie ended, I was so tired that I decided to fall in the sack right away.

  • He fell in the sack after a long day at work.

  • After the long meeting, I was exhausted and ready to fall in the sack immediately.

  • I'm so tired from working all day that I can't wait to fall in the sack tonight.

  • Once the children were asleep, she finally had time to fall in the sack herself.

Synonyms

to go to bed
vsto fall in the sack
485 1.0

To get into bed to sleep

is more informal and uses a playful image instead of plain wording
to fall asleep
vsto fall in the sack
376 1.0

To start sleeping

is more about the casual act of going to bed rather than the exact moment sleep starts
to go to sleep
vsto fall in the sack
369 1.0

To stop being awake and rest with your eyes closed

focuses more on the casual act of going to bed than starting sleep
to call it a night
vsto fall in the sack
  • Informal
52 3.2

Stop what you are doing for the evening, usually to go to bed or go home

focuses more narrowly on using a casual bedtime phrase rather than ending activities
to turn in
vsto fall in the sack
  • Informal
27 3.5

To go to bed to sleep

is more colloquial and less formal than this neutral phrase
to retire
vsto fall in the sack
  • Formal
16 5.8

Go to bed to sleep, usually at night

is much more informal and playful in tone
to slumber
vsto fall in the sack
15 3.8

To sleep lightly or peacefully

is a casual, often lively phrase not implying peaceful quality
to hit the sack
vsto fall in the sack
  • Informal
10 6.0

To go to bed to sleep

is equally informal but uses a different playful image
to hit the hay
vsto fall in the sack
  • Informal
8 6.0

To go to bed to sleep after a long day

is the same informal idea but with a different idiom
to bunk down
vsto fall in the sack
  • Informal
5 6.8

To sleep in a temporary place like on the floor or in the living room

is used more generally for ordinary nightly sleep, not temporary sleeping
to sack out
vsto fall in the sack
  • Informal
4 7.5

To go to bed to sleep

is similar but uses a different casual phrase
to bed down
vsto fall in the sack
4 4.5

To sleep in a temporary place like a barn or tent

is the common informal phrase for ordinary night time sleep
to hit the pillow
vsto fall in the sack
  • Informal
4 3.7

To go to bed and fall asleep quickly because you are tired

is similar but can mean simply going to bed rather than sleeping fast
to crawl in
vsto fall in the sack
  • Informal
3 3.3

To go to bed slowly because you feel very tired

is similar but tends to be a brisk or neutral casual expression
to hit the sheets
vsto fall in the sack
  • Informal
1 8.6

To go to bed to sleep

uses a different casual expression with the same basic idea
to turn into a pumpkin
vsto fall in the sack
  • Informal
1 9.3

You have to go home or go to bed because it is very late

is a straightforward informal phrase for going to bed without humor
to flake out
vsto fall in the sack
  • Informal
1 7.6

To fall asleep suddenly because you are very tired

can mean going to bed or sleeping but not necessarily sudden onset
to kip down
vsto fall in the sack
  • UK
9.6

To sleep somewhere for a short time, often on a sofa

is a general informal phrase for going to bed at home

Antonyms

to stay up
  • Informal
253 2.4

To be awake later than usual

How Sleepy

to fall asleep
376 1.0
to fall in the sack
  • Informal
8.8
to hit the sack
  • Informal
10 6.0
to go to bed
485 1.0

Surface Forms

fall in the sack infinitive
falling in the sack present participle
falls in the sack third person singular
fallen in the sack past participle

Morphology

fall + in + the + sack

The constituent words literally describe moving into a sack (fall + in + sack), so a learner might imagine going into a sleeping bag and infer a sense of going to bed. However, the use of 'sack' idiomatically for 'bed' or sleep is conventional and not an obvious meaning of 'sack' for many learners, so the relation is partly inferable but not fully predictable.

Etymology

Fall in the sack may come from the image of a very tired person who literally falls into a rough sack or straw bed after a long day. That's why it now means 'to go to bed' or 'to sleep'.