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you make the bed you lie in

you make the bed you lie in proverb: a person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions.

Proverb

you make the bed you lie in

  1. A person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions.

you make the bed you lie in meaning in Persian

you make the bed you lie in in Persian

a person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions
خودکرده را تدبیر نیست xod-karde râ tadbir nist, خودکرده را درمان نیست xod-karde râ darmân nist

Questions about you make the bed you lie in

What does you make the bed you lie in mean?
You make the bed you lie in means a person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions.
What is you make the bed you lie in in Persian?
You make the bed you lie in in Persian is خودکرده را تدبیر نیست (xod-karde râ tadbir nist), خودکرده را درمان نیست (xod-karde râ darmân nist). See You make the bed you lie in meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is you make the bed you lie in?
You make the bed you lie in is a proverb.

Words near you make the bed you lie in in the dictionary

  1. you know what I'm saying
  2. you know what they say
  3. you knows it
  4. you learn something new every day
  5. you lot
  6. you make the bed you lie in
  7. you man
  8. you miss 100% of the shots you don't take
  9. you must be fun at parties
  10. you must be new here
  11. you must spoil before you spin

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