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名詞

bed-in (plural bed-ins)

1. (historical) A form of peaceful protest in which the protester remains in bed.

   Coordinate terms: sit-in, die-in, lie-in

   • 1996, Francesca Lia Block, Dragons in Manhattan:

     Inside, the room was decorated with a huge mural of John and Yoko. There was a low white bed like the one they did their bed-in in.

Further reading

• Bed-Ins for Peace on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• Biden, denib, in bed

発音

動詞

bed in (third-person singular simple present beds in, present participle bedding in, simple past and past participle bedded in)

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To allow or help to settle in; to make (someone) feel at home.

   It took some time to be bedded in, but soon he knew his way around his new workplace.

   • 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 115:

     The new trains were introduced in conjunction with Automatic Train Operation [...] and new signalling, but it took months for this to 'bed in', [...] But now the new signalling has bedded in, and the Central is the line that got its upgrade out of the way early.

   • 2023 October 4, “Network News: Fife services in line for boost after Levenmouth opening?”, in RAIL, number 993, page 8:

     ScotRail is seeking the views of the public before recasting its Edinburgh/Perth/Dundee passenger timetable in 2025, once the reopened Levenmouth line has bedded in.

アナグラム

• Biden, denib, in bed