sleep in a bed

  • 1sleep on the bed one has made — accept the consequences of one s actions, accept the situation that one has created …

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  • 2bed — n. piece of furniture used for sleeping on; bottom (of a sea, river or lake); area for growing plants v. put to sleep; take to bed; have sex with; provide with bed and bedding …

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  • 3bed — bed1 W1S1 [bed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sleep)¦ 2¦(sex)¦ 3¦(river/lake/sea)¦ 4¦(garden)¦ 5¦(rock)¦ 6¦(lowest layer)¦ 7¦(in river/water)¦ 8 get out of bed on the wrong side 9 not a bed of roses 10 you ve made your bed and you …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4bed down — verb go to bed (Freq. 1) We bedded down at midnight • Syn: ↑bunk down • Hypernyms: ↑go to bed, ↑turn in, ↑bed, ↑crawl in, ↑ …

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  • 5sleep — sleepful, adj. sleeplike, adj. /sleep/, v., slept, sleeping, n. v.i. 1. to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake. 2. Bot. to… …

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  • 6bed and board — noun : sleeping quarters and meals especially in marital cohabitation his wife has left his bed and board * * * 1. living quarters and meals: In this school students must pay by the week for bed and board. 2. one s home regarded as exemplifying… …

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  • 7sleep — [c]/slip / (say sleep) verb (slept, sleeping) –verb (i) 1. to take the repose or rest afforded by a suspension of the voluntary exercise of the bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness. 2. to be dormant,… …

  • 8bed — 1. In anatomy, a base or structure that supports another structure. 2. A piece of furniture used for rest, recuperation, or treatment. b. of breast structures against which the posterior surface of the …

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  • 9Bed of roses — [ James Gillray caricatured Charles James Fox in the last few months of his life, which were neither easy nor peaceful.] Bed of roses is an English expression, which means an easy and peaceful life. Most likely based on a rose representing… …

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  • 10sleep tight — Meaning Sleep well. Origin Bed frames used to be sprung with ropes. These went slack after a while giving an uncomfortable bed. To get a good night you had to sleep tight …

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