Meanings
proverb
- A person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions.
Translations
Finnish niin makaat kuin petaat
- niin makaat kuin petaata person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions
Hungarian ki mint veti ágyát, úgy alussza álmát
- ki mint veti ágyát, úgy alussza álmáta person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions
Korean 자업자득
- 자업자득 (ja'eopjadeuk)a person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions
Persian خودکرده را تدبیر نیست, خودکرده را درمان نیست
- خودکرده را تدبیر نیست (xod-karde râ tadbir nist)a person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions
- خودکرده را درمان نیست (xod-karde râ darmân nist)a person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions
Polish jak sobie pościelesz, tak się wyśpisz
- jak sobie pościelesz, tak się wyśpisza person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions
Russian как посте́лешь, так и поспи́шь
- 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
- som man bäddar får man liggaa person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions
Cite this entry
APA
you make the bed you lie in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20make%20the%20bed%20you%20lie%20in
MLA
“you make the bed you lie in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20make%20the%20bed%20you%20lie%20in. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “you make the bed you lie in,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20make%20the%20bed%20you%20lie%20in.
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