make the bed

Idioms  

1. Rearrange a bed and its coverings to its condition before it was slept in. For example, Mom taught us all to make the bed before we got dressed. Also see make one's bed and lie in it.

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Example Sentences

Make the bed rich with well-rotted manure and select good, healthy sets.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

Make the bed and fill the pitcher up with water from the river just down below us.

From The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes; his fortunes and misfortunes as told by himself by Rudder, Robert S.

Order of Assembly.—The following list of operations in their order may assist the beginner: Make the bed.

From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald

Make the bed four feet wide, and as long as you require.

From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.

Make the bed ready and turn the lights low.

From Capricious Caroline by Rowlands, Effie Adelaide