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makes one's bed and lies in it

makes one's bed and lies in it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make one's bed and lie in it.

Meaning of make one's bed and lie in it

Verb

make one's bed and lie in it (third-person singular simple present makes one's bed and lies in it, present participle making one's bed and lying in it, simple past made one's bed and lay in it, past participle made one's bed and lain in it)

  1. (idiomatic) To create a difficult situation whose unpleasant consequences one must now endure.
    • It was true that he had made his own bed, and he understood the justice which required him to lie upon it.1861, Anthony Trollope, chapter 27, in Framley Parsonage

Questions about makes one's bed and lies in it

What is makes one's bed and lies in it the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes one's bed and lies in it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make one's bed and lie in it.

Words near makes one's bed and lies in it in the dictionary

  1. makes off
  2. makes off with
  3. makes off without payment
  4. makes one
  5. makes one's bed
  6. makes one's bed and lies in it
  7. makes one's bones
  8. makes one's bow
  9. makes one's entrance
  10. makes one's exit
  11. makes one's hand

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