Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank. After a day long trek, we were so tired that we were ready to _______________. Question 82Answer a. face the music

🧠 Explanation

The sentence says:
👉 “After a day long trek, we were so tired…”

So, we need an idiom that means to go to sleep.

✔️ “Hit the sack” means:
👉 To go to bed / go to sleep

✔️ Correct Sentence:

After a day long trek, we were so tired that we were ready to hit the sack.

❌ Why the other options are incorrect:

a. face the music
👉 Means to accept punishment or consequences
❌ Not related to tiredness or sleep

c. get into deep water
👉 Means to get into trouble
❌ Irrelevant to the context

d. go from rags to riches
👉 Means to become rich from being poor
❌ Completely unrelated

✨ Extra Facts

🔹 More Idioms Related to Sleep

• Hit the hay → go to sleep
• Call it a day → stop working and rest
• Sleep like a log → sleep very deeply

🔹 “Hit the sack” Origin
👉 “Sack” refers to an old type of bed or mattress filled with straw.
👉 So, “hit the sack” literally meant lying down on a sack to sleep.

🎯 Exam Tip

👉 For idioms:

• Always read the context carefully
• Match the emotion/situation (here → tiredness = sleep)