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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On those solo business trips, he’s got his routine down, settling into a hotel room by putting his bags on the bed and unpacking them.
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2025
There was a black Taurus 9 mm pistol with a laser sight mount on the bed next to Turner's left hip.
—Arkansas Online, 25 July 2025
Stock image: An orange cat gets cuddles from his owner on the bed.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
The investigation began on Nov. 24, 2023, when police responding to a report of a suicide in a Warner Robins, Ga., home found Lucille on the bed with an injury to her head, the Warner Robins Police Department said at the time.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 17 July 2025
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2025
There was a black Taurus 9 mm pistol with a laser sight mount on the bed next to Turner's left hip.
—Arkansas Online, 25 July 2025
Stock image: An orange cat gets cuddles from his owner on the bed.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
The investigation began on Nov. 24, 2023, when police responding to a report of a suicide in a Warner Robins, Ga., home found Lucille on the bed with an injury to her head, the Warner Robins Police Department said at the time.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 17 July 2025
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“On the bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20bed. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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