one most drink as one brews
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
One must take the consequences of his actions; "as one makes his bed so must he lie in it.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “one most drink as one brews” mean?
One must take the consequences of his actions; "as one makes his bed so must he lie in it.
Is “one most drink as one brews” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.