jak si kdo ustele, tak si lehne

Czech

Etymology

Literally, as one makes one's bed, so one will lie in it. Compare Polish jak sobie pościelesz, tak się wyśpisz.

Proverb

jak si kdo ustele, tak si lehne

  1. as you make your bed, so you must lie in it

See also

Further reading
  • lehnouti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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