as you make your bed, so you must lie in it
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as you make your bed, so you must lie in it
proverb
- One will carry negative consequences of one's previous action(s). 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.
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proverb you shall carry the burden of your poor preparation
| Français | comme on fait son lit on se couche |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | wie man sich bettet, so liegt man |
| Ελληνικά | όπως στρώσεις, θα κοιμηθείς ópos stróseis, tha koimitheís |
| Română | cum îți așterni, așa dormi |
| Русский | как посте́лешь, так и поспи́шь kak postélešʹ, tak i pospíšʹ, сам ка́шу завари́л, сам и ку́шай sam kášu zavaríl, sam i kúšaj |
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