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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That first time at the house flipping around on the bed, was that all him? —

Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024 The Saatva Classic has zoned support and a lumbar wire that’s designed to keep the spine aligned and hips supported (our tester could even feel this when lying on the bed). —

Lindsay Boyers, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024 Motion isolation: Testers set up a seismograph, or an instrument that measures movement, on the bed and drop a steel ball from different heights. —

Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024 Through the spotty video, Truett could see her mother-in-law sitting on the bed, playing with her dog, Bou, and two cats, Zelda and Mittens. —

Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the bed