you make the bed you lie in

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you make the bed you lie in

proverb

  1. A person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions.

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proverb a person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions

한국어자업자득 ja'eopjadeuk
Русскийкак посте́лешь, так и поспи́шь kak postélešʹ, tak i pospíšʹ

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"you make the bed you lie in." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/you%20make%20the%20bed%20you%20lie%20in. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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you make the bed you lie in. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/you%20make%20the%20bed%20you%20lie%20in

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"you make the bed you lie in." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/you%20make%20the%20bed%20you%20lie%20in.

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@misc{you_make_the_bed_you_lie_in_2026,
  title = {you make the bed you lie in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/you%20make%20the%20bed%20you%20lie%20in},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}