make bed



make one's (own) bed

 
1. Lit. to restore order to the bedclothes on one's own bed. Jimmy, you are old enough to make your own bed.
2. Fig. to be the cause of one's own misery. Well, I guess I made my own bed. Now I have to lie in it. "We all make our own beds," said the minister.
See also: bed, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Amatore-Italian
LahjaLAHH-yahFinnish
Idris (1)-Arabic
Verissimus-Late Roman
Tzufit-Hebrew
Talita-Portuguese (Brazilian)