bed down

verb4

1. •
   To lie down to sleep for the night, usually of livestock or machinery, or of people when sleeping somewhere worse than normal, often camping or in prison.

   • The horses will bed down once they get in the stable.
   • The tent was an uncomfortable place to bed down.
2. •
   To put an animal to rest for the night.

   • We'll bed down the cattle and head into town.
3. •
   (figurative) To make or become permanent, fixed or wedded to a particular setup, way of thinking, style or manner.

   • A habit can easily become bedded down.
   • The new batch of employees soon bedded down.
4. •
   To sleep with or sleep alongside (a person or pet).

   • Who has she been bedding down with?