make the bed

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.

Example Sentences

I have to make the bed immediately, and my husband knows that very well.

From Los Angeles Times

“It forces me to make the bed,” Gerwin jokes.

From Los Angeles Times

"It bugs me so I actually sometimes come up, back into the flat, from the office after we've all left to make the bed. I'll be irritated if it's not been made," he says.

From BBC

“It forces me to make the bed,” Gershwin jokes.

From Los Angeles Times

Wake at 6:30 a.m., he recalled, make the bed tight, or the school officials would tear it out.

From Seattle Times