rack out

Idioms

Go to sleep, as in I racked out about midnight. This slangy expression, as well as the related rack time, for sleeping or snooze time, use rack to refer to being laid out on a framework, here a bed.

Example Sentences

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There was no way the walls would rack out of square with the rigid foam in between the studs.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2023

As she pulled the rack out in jerky inch-by-inch increments, she gasped so loud the room fell silent.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2021

If you keep a dish rack out all the time, make sure it’s not looking shabby.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2020

The kitchen appeared to be an old shipping container, but outdoor tables offered peaceful views of cabbage fields and a kiosk of free-to-use bicycle tools was available by the bike rack out front.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2019

Why didn't you rack out o' this, then?

From The Lost City by Badger, Jos. E. (Joseph Edward)

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