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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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.
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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
The couple's son Malcolm, 2, can be seen in the background, climbing on the bed.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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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
The couple's son Malcolm, 2, can be seen in the background, climbing on the bed.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 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 31 Jan. 2025.
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