make the bed
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I have to make the bed immediately, and my husband knows that very well.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025
“Multiple times I have gone to make the bed and notice a nice smear of shit on his side.”
From Slate • May 17, 2024
“You make the bed, and it goes away,” Adamson says.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 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
Milton’s snores make the bed rattle; also, the wall connecting to my room, where I’m asleep myself in a grownup bed.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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