som man bäddar får man ligga
Swedish
Etymology
Literally,
“
as one makes the bed, one gets to lie
”
.
Proverb
som
man
bäddar
får
man
ligga
as you make your bed, so you must lie in it
,
you made your bed, now sleep in it
See also
den som sig i leken ger, får leken tåla
References
bädda
in
Svensk ordbok
(
SO
)
bädda
in
Svenska Akademiens ordbok
(
SAOB
)