Idiomania | イディオマニア

第19回目のテーマは「Hit the hay」 今日の慣用句はHit the hayです。 直訳では「干草に体を当てる」となりますが、慣用句では「寝る」という意味になります。昔は、干草「ほしくさでベッドを作っていたので、干草に体を当てながら横になって寝ていたことから、このように表現されます。Hit the hay simply means go to bed. It is an idiom from the early 19th century in the US. Back then, mattresses were made of hay.. When you were very sleepy, you fell on your bed of hay and you hit the hay! Our skit is called COLLEGE LIFE. What time does the college student usually hit the hay? Please contact John at john @ weblish.net if you have any questions or comments. Video time: 6:41 http://weblish.net idiomania1_8_09.m4v