How to Pronounce "make your bed and lie in it"
expression
MAYK-yoor-BED-and-LY-in-it
MAYK-yaw-BED-and-LY-in-it
Definition
This expression means you must accept the consequences of your own actions, especially if you made a decision yourself.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈmeɪk/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈbɛd/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈɫaɪ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt
British English
mˈeɪk/ /jˈɔː/ /bˈɛd/ /ˈænd/ /lˈaɪ/ /ˈɪn/ /ˈɪt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
MAYK-yoor-BED-and-LY-in-it
UK
MAYK-yaw-BED-and-LY-in-it
Listen in Context
You chose to skip class, so you have to make your bed and lie in it.
She knows she has to make her bed and lie in it after quitting her job.
If you spend all your money now, you'll just have to make your bed and lie in it later.
Don’t complain now—you made your bed and now you have to lie in it.