press bed
/ˈprɛs ˌbɛd/In later use chiefly Scottish and Irish English (northern ). Now historical
noun
A bed constructed to fold up into a type of cupboard resembling a clothes-press when not in use; a bed in an alcove with folding doors; = press bedstead; (also occasionally) a box-bed.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Pepys (1633–1703), naval official and diarist. From press + bed.
- have (or keep) one's eye on
- have (or keep) one's finger on the pulse
- have (or keep) one's (or both) feet on the ground
- have (or keep) one's wits about one
- have (or know) all the answers
- have (or put) one's heart in
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- have (or throw) a fit
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- have other (or bigger) fish to fry
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