make the bed
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“Multiple times I have gone to make the bed and notice a nice smear of shit on his side.”
From Slate • May 17, 2024
Wake at 6:30 a.m., he recalled, make the bed tight, or the school officials would tear it out.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023
As any kid who has ever been dared to make the bed in under three minutes can attest, a challenge makes things interesting.
From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2022
Even if you don’t want to change the world, there are other reasons to make the bed.
From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2021
She would make the bed for me and read me to sleep from the Bible.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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