How to Pronounce "take to your bed"
expression
TAYK tuh yer BED
TAYK too yaw BED
Definition
To go to bed and stay there, usually because you are ill or very sad, not just for sleep.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈteɪk/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈbɛd
British English
tˈeɪk/ /tˈuː/ /jˈɔː/ /bˈɛd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAYK tuh yer BED
UK
TAYK too yaw BED
Listen in Context
After catching the flu, she took to her bed for several days.
He was so heartbroken that he took to his bed and didn't speak to anyone.
When his illness got worse, he took to his bed permanently.
It was such a shock that she just took to her bed and wouldn't get up.