0Hi,02br 02br 00Can you please clarify me these two slang phrases?02br 02br 00a) ....but 01u01font00once that bed is made02font02u00, you know.02br 02br 00Detectives are questioning a man. They wants to know the details about the life of the missing woman. He said:02br 02br 01i00I'm talking about her lifestyle. Tried to go clean for the baby. 01u01font00But o02font01font00nce that bed is made02font02u00... you know.02i02br 02br 00Please did he say: "01u00Once you tried the drugs, it's hard to get a rid of this habit?02u00" Or what does it mean? I have never heard this phrase before...:-((02br 02br 00b) ...But I knew 01font01u00you were lying low.02u02font02br 02br 00Please if someone is "01u00lying low02u00" , what is he doing? 02br 02br 00Situation: Two men met each other on the road. 00First one said : "People said you were dead, but I knew 01u00you were lying low02u00".02br 02br 00Please did he say that he was faking the dead? 02br 02br 00thank you in advance for your help!02br 02br 00regards0-
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02br 00However, I've not seen that TV show, so I might be on the wrong track. key=95169&dict=CALDcCambridge dictionaries
— Tanit
02br 00However, I've not seen that TV show, so I might be on the wrong track.
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0 Hi,02br 02br 00If that 01i00"once that bed is made"02i00 refers to the saying01i00 "You've made your bed and now you must lie in it",02i00 then it means that one has to accept / deal with the consequences of what s/he has done.02br 00However, I've not seen that TV show, so I might be on the wrong track. 05002
0Hi Tanit,02br 02br 00- Thank you for "lying low". I didn't find it my dictionary. It makes sense.02br 02br 00- "Once that bed is made"....I'll try dig a little deeper..... 02br 02br 00anyway, thank you.02br 02br 00regards0-