niin makaat kuin petaat

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

niin makaat ("you sleep in such a way") + kuin petaat ("as you make your bed")

Proverb

niin makaat kuin petaat

  1. you make the bed you lie in, you've made your bed, now lie in it (one must accept the consequences of one's actions)
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