roll in the hay

1. Sexual intercourse, as in The main character in the movie was always looking for a roll in the hay. This phrase alludes to secret lovemaking in a hayloft. [Slang; mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

And the quick but deeply meaningful roll in the hay is often the laziest cinematic shorthand for it.

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I just like to weigh the options, as though I were standing in front of Solomon: a final roll in the hay or an ear of corn.

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Last I checked, you still cannot procreate online; we will cease as living beings unless someone is having a roll in the hay somewhere.

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Ah, is this the season that implies that he and Her Majesty – you know – maybe had a bit of a roll in the hay?

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Ask anyone who has traveled enough time with a significant other: Being heard as an equal partner is just as great — and sometimes better — than another roll in the hay.

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