To be responsible for what you have done and so to have to accept the bad results. * /Billy smoked one of his father's cigars and now he is sick. He made his bed, now let him lie in it./ Compare: FACE THE MUSIC(2).
MAKE ONE'S BED AND LIE IN IT
Meaning of MAKE ONE'S BED AND LIE IN IT in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012