Find the meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence from the options that follow.
I feel terribly tired working in the office till the evening and should hit the sack early today.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → go to bed
To hit the sack is an informal idiom meaning to go to bed and sleep (a sack was once a mattress stuffed with straw). The speaker is very tired after working till the evening, so he wants to go to bed early.
Example: We have to catch an early train, so let's hit the sack by ten.