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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Motion isolation: Testers set up a seismograph, or an instrument that measures movement, on the bed and drop a steel ball from different heights.
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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
Tell your partner to sit on the sofa or lie down on the bed.
—Suzannah Weiss, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2024
The suit claims that Carter and Schuman lay next to each other on the bed, while Bass and Green were on the ground a few feet from them.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
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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
Tell your partner to sit on the sofa or lie down on the bed.
—Suzannah Weiss, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2024
The suit claims that Carter and Schuman lay next to each other on the bed, while Bass and Green were on the ground a few feet from them.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
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“On the bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20bed. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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