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you make the bed you lie in

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Finnish: niin makaat kuin petaat — a person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions
  • Hungarian: ki mint veti ágyát, úgy alussza álmát — a person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions
  • Korean: 자업자득 (ja'eopjadeuk) — a person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions
  • Eastern Mari: шке тулешет шке йӱлет (ške tuĺešet ške jüĺet) — a person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions
  • Persian: خودکرده را تدبیر نیست (xod-karde râ tadbir nist) — a person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions
  • Persian: خودکرده را درمان نیست (xod-karde râ darmân nist) — a person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions
  • Russian: как посте́лешь, так и поспи́шь (kak postélešʹ, tak i pospíšʹ) — a person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions
  • Swedish: som man bäddar får man ligga — a person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions