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making one's bed and lying in it

making one's bed and lying in it is the present participle and gerund 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 making one's bed and lying in it

What is making one's bed and lying in it the present participle and gerund of?
Making one's bed and lying in it is the present participle and gerund of make one's bed and lie in it.

Words near making one's bed and lying in it in the dictionary

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

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