roll in the hay

Idioms  

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]

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Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post

Joseph has flashes of insight into the way these budding insurgents struggle to reject the gentle female voice inside them urging them to enjoy a sandwich and a roll in the hay.

From Los Angeles Times

Even modern women are thus inclined—at least evolutionarily—to worry more about the outside romance that may cost them a partner than the roll in the hay that could be a one-time thing.

From Time

So let’s all give a whinny, a roll in the hay and a group shout of “HE VAS MY . . . . BOYFRIEND!” to this movie, which is more fun than . . . well, most things.

From Seattle Times

The early letters abound in descriptive touches, one of which shows Bessy busy superintending workmen, while the head of the family and his little Barbara rolled in the hay outside.

From Project Gutenberg