Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

as you make your bed, so you must lie in it

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: as y-ou -make y-our bed, -so y-ou -must lie in it
IPA

52

Scrabble Score

32

Letters

7

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

One will carry negative consequences of one's previous action(s).

Example Sentences

"The old women say to their daughters: "as you make your bed so you must lie in it;" and the same may we say to the ministers. They took to the Pitt inheritance without any complaint; and the people have a right to demand of them a complete responsibility for all the mischief that shall happen."
"[…][A]s you make your bed, so you must lie in it. The Lord can't be expected to let those prosper that forget Him. What mercy would it be to you if He did let you prosper by setting snares all church-time, as you were last Sunday, instead of going to church?"
"[…]As you make your bed, so you must lie in it. If you educate mobs you must expect to have them, and make up your mind to consider them as a political engine not always under exact control."

Phrases

make one's bed and lie in it you make the bed you lie in as you sow, so shall you reap every man is the architect of his own fortune

Frequently Paired Words

make one's bed and lie in it you make the bed you lie in as you sow, so shall you reap every man is the architect of his own fortune

Questions

What does as you make your bed, so you must lie in it mean?: One will carry negative consequences of one's previous action(s).

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