bed in

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English

Etymology

An allusion to gardening, where a plant or seed is introduced into a bed of soil where it can grow.

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Verb

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.

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