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in the sack

in the sack prepositional phrase: in bed (either literally or figuratively), especially with reference to sexual intercourse.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic, slang) In bed (either literally or figuratively), especially with reference to sexual intercourse.
    • I'm pooped—I'll be in the sack if anyone needs me.
    • Her girlfriend was amazing in the sack.

Examples of in the sack in a sentence

  • As a matter of fact, you're rather serene in the sack.1976, Paddy Chayefsky, Network, spoken by Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway):
  • If they assume I'm going to be a real bundle of fun in the sack, leaping into bed on a first date and whipping out the handcuffs, they're going to be terribly disappointed.2012 April 12, Victoria Coren, “I made a porn film for my 30th”, in Evening Standard, London:

Synonyms of in the sack

Questions about in the sack

What does in the sack mean?
In the sack means in bed (either literally or figuratively), especially with reference to sexual intercourse.
How do you use in the sack in a sentence?
As a matter of fact, you're rather serene in the sack.
What part of speech is in the sack?
In the sack is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the sack in the dictionary

  1. in the road
  2. in the room
  3. in the rough
  4. in the round
  5. in the running
  6. in the sack
  7. in the saddle
  8. in the sales
  9. in the same boat
  10. in the same breath
  11. in the same shoes

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