You Make Your Bed And You Must Lie On It Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does You Make Your Bed And You Must Lie On It Idiom mean?

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you make your bed and you must lie on it What does you make your bed and you must lie on it mean?	you will suffer the results of your own actions, you are responsible for your actions	The man refused to wear his rubber boots when he went out in the rain. Now he must spend the day wearing wet clothes. He made his bed and now he must lie on it.
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shoulder to shoulder What does "shoulder to shoulder" mean?	side by side, with a shared purpose	The firefighters worked shoulder to shoulder to help prevent the house from burning.

take shape What does "take shape" mean?	to begin to be organized and specific (plans/ideas/arguments)	The plans for our school reunion are beginnning to take shape.
a far cry from (something) What does "a far cry from (something)" mean?	something very different from something	The man's statement is a far cry from what he told me over the telephone.
fly in the ointment What does "fly in the ointment" mean?	a small thing that spoils one's enjoyment of something	The problem with the music was a fly in the ointment during the wedding ceremony.
shut (something) off What does "shut (something) off" mean?	to make something like water or electricity stop	We always shut off the gas when we leave the house for more than a few minutes.
down in the dumps What does "down in the dumps" mean?	to be unhappy	The girl has been down in the dumps since her boyfriend moved away.

green What does "green" mean?	to be inexperienced or immature	The young man is rather green and does not have enough experience to drive the large piece of machinery.
Wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole What does "Wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole" mean?	If you wouldn't touch something with a ten-foot pole, you would not consider being involved under any circumstances. (In British English, people say they wouldn't touch it with a bargepole)
ahead of the pack What does "ahead of the pack" mean?	to be more successful than other people who are doing the same thing as you (a pack is a group of animals like dogs or wolves who live together)	The girl studied hard all summer and was ahead of the pack when she returned to school in the autumn.
bitch What does "bitch" mean?	a woman.	Get your bitch out of my face.

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You Make Your Bed And You Must Lie On It Idiom