Small children sometimes wet the bed.
wet the bed
idiomTo urinate in one's bed (during sleep).
The young boy felt very embarrassed because he accidentally wet the bed during the sleepover.
While the condition is common in early childhood, parents often worry when a child continues to wet the bed well into their school years.
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all wet
Utterly incorrect; erroneous; uninformed.
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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 in
To allow or help to settle in; to make (someone) feel at home.
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bed of roses
A pleasant or easy situation; an untroubled existence.
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get one's feet wet
To begin gaining experience; to tentatively try something new.
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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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get wet
Of a woman, to become sexually aroused, as indicated by the occurrence of the natural lubrication of the vagina.
Last updated April 17, 2026