sack out

Idioms and Phrases

Go to sleep, go to bed, as in We sacked out about midnight . This slangy idiom is a verbal use of the noun sack , slang for “bed” since about 1940; it alludes to a sleeping bag and appears in such similar phrases as in the sack , in bed, and sack time , bedtime.

Example Sentences

Not to be a scold, but is it really such a good idea to sack out in front of the TV all Thanksgiving afternoon?

From The Daily Beast

And then, you see, the Coroner said, 'Why on earth did he take the sack out in the boat at all?'

From Project Gutenberg

He went into the smoking-room, then into the dining-room, dropped the gold plate into a sack and threw the sack out of a window.

From Project Gutenberg

He spilled the contents of the sack out on the sand, and bent over it.

From Project Gutenberg

Carefully, he emptied the contents of the sack out on the floor.

From Project Gutenberg

Then we sack out our own, and they can bring theirs along or not, as they like.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bed down
• doze
• fall asleep
• languish
• relax
• snooze