bed in
idiomTo allow or help to settle in; to make (someone) feel at home.
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bed blocker
An elderly hospitalized person who is too infirm to return home but not sufficiently ill to necessitate continued hospitalization, creating a situation in which his or her hospital stay is prolonged while authorities or relatives search for a suitable placement amid the scarce resources of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities.
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bed of roses
A pleasant or easy situation; an untroubled existence.
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get out of bed on the wrong side
To start the day in a bad mood for no apparent reason.
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get up on the wrong side of the bed
To feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason.
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make one's bed and lie in it
To create a difficult situation whose unpleasant consequences one must now endure.
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marriage bed
Sexual activity between a married couple.
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put to bed
To prepare (a newspaper) for printing.
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shit the bed
Of a person or thing, to fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion.