on the bed
idiom
: on top of the sheets, blankets, and bedspread of a bed
He lay on the bed for a long time.
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Inside, the cars are filled with local flair, from Peruvian tapestries (made from alpaca wool) on the bed to pisco sours served in the rear observation bar car.
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Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2024
At the White House, Stanton walks in to the sad sight of Lincoln’s body stretched on the bed.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
Soon after, a maintenance worker reported returning to the room to find the television on at full volume and the linens on the bed had been ripped and scattered throughout the room.
—Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2024
The sheets on the bed are from the 150-year-old luxury linen house Rivolta Carmignani based in Macherio, just outside of Milan.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
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Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2024
At the White House, Stanton walks in to the sad sight of Lincoln’s body stretched on the bed.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
Soon after, a maintenance worker reported returning to the room to find the television on at full volume and the linens on the bed had been ripped and scattered throughout the room.
—Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2024
The sheets on the bed are from the 150-year-old luxury linen house Rivolta Carmignani based in Macherio, just outside of Milan.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
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“On the bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20bed. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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