Also:
make the bed,
make the bed up
Meaning of Idiom ‘Make Up the (or one’s) Bed’
To make up the bed means to arrange and straighten the covers on a bed so that it is ready to sleep in. 1Heacock, Paul. Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms]. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2010.,2Ammer, Christine. American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
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Examples Of Use
“My mom taught me to always make up the bed first thing in the morning.”
“You need to go make up your bed and pick up your dirty clothes,” said Mom.
“I made the bed up and straightened up the room. Now I need to wash the dishes.”
“She never makes up the bed before getting in it. The covers are always a mess.”
“There are too many beds in this house. It takes me all morning to make them.”
Origin
Used since the early 1800s.
The word make is used in the sense of ‘put together or prepare something’ while up is used to mean ‘into the desired or proper condition.’
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