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you_make_the_bed_you_lie_in

you make the bed you lie in

English

Proverb

you make the bed you lie in

A person's circumstances are normally the result of his or her own actions.

Related terms

make one's bed and lie in it

Translations

a person's circumstances are normally the result of his or her own actions

Finnish: niin makaat kuin petaat
Korean: 자업자득 (ko) ‎(自業自得, ja-eob-ja-deug)
Russian: как посте́лешь, так и поспи́шь ‎(kak postélešʹ, tak i pospíšʹ), сам завари́л, сам и ку́шай ‎(sam zavaríl, sam i kúšaj) (you cooked it yourself, so eat it yourself)

Swedish: som man bäddar får man ligga