take to your bed

take to bed

To get into and remain in one's bed, especially to overcome fatigue or illness. Often used with a possessive pronoun before "bed." I took to bed with the flu for the weekend, so I missed out on the entire festival. Janet's taken to her bed to recover from her 24-hour shift in the hospital.

See also: bed, take

take to your ˈbed

go to bed and stay there because of illness: She has taken to her bed with a bad bout of flu.

See also: bed, take