Hit The Hay Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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hit the hay What does hit the hay mean?	go to bed; go to sleep.	"It's late, so I guess I'll hit the hay."
hit the hay What does hit the hay mean?	go to bed	I decided to hit the hay early last night because I was very tired.
hit the hay What does hit the hay mean?	to go to bed	I decided to hit the hay early last night because I was very tired.
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Wouldn't touch it with a bargepole What does "Wouldn't touch it with a bargepole" mean?	(UK) If you wouldn't touch something with a bargepole, you would not consider being involved under any circumstances. (In American English, people say they wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole)

turn the other cheek What does "turn the other cheek" mean?	to ignore someone's abuse or insult, to not hit back when someone hits you	The children were told that they should turn the other cheek when they were attacked by someone.
piggyback What does "piggyback" mean?	sitting or being carried on someone`s back and shoulders	The boy was riding piggyback on his father`s shoulders.
thumb a lift/ride What does "thumb a lift/ride" mean?	to hitchhike	Our car had a flat tire so we thumbed a lift to the nearest gas station.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself? What does "Why keep a dog and bark yourself?" mean?	There's no need to do something yourself when you have somebody to do it for you, usually trivial matters.

feel (something) in one's bones What does "feel (something) in one's bones" mean?	to sense something	I feel it in my bones that I will win the lottery this month.
teacher's pet What does "teacher's pet" mean?	the teacher's favorite student	My sister was always the teacher's pet at her school.
go to (someone`s) head What does "go to (someone`s) head" mean?	to make someone too proud, to make a person think that he or she is too important	The man's new job has gone to his head and he thinks that he is better than everyone else.
flexitarian What does "flexitarian" mean?	vegetarian who sometimes eats meat or fish

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Hit The Hay Idiom