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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Where’s the ball now? Results: All three models are able to correctly reason that turning a cup upside down will cause a ball to fall out and remain on the bed, even if the cup moves later.
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Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
In 1950 in Mexico City, the aloof Allerton, over at Lee’s apartment for the first time after a night of drinking, vomits into his toilet, then sits on the bed.
—Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Later, he is seen on the bed wearing only his underwear and being tended to by the nurse.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
When a hand pulls back the covers, however, the camera suddenly pans up to reveal a young man standing on the bed in full golf attire, holding a club as though ready to swing.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
In 1950 in Mexico City, the aloof Allerton, over at Lee’s apartment for the first time after a night of drinking, vomits into his toilet, then sits on the bed.
—Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Later, he is seen on the bed wearing only his underwear and being tended to by the nurse.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
When a hand pulls back the covers, however, the camera suddenly pans up to reveal a young man standing on the bed in full golf attire, holding a club as though ready to swing.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
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“On the bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20bed. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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