snug as a bug
Warm and content
Snug as a bug describes being extremely comfortable and cozy, typically while wrapped up warmly: The kids are snug as a bug in their sleeping bags.
The full form is "snug as a bug in a rug," where the rhyme reinforces the sense of perfect, enclosed comfort.
The phrase is informal and often used with children.
- cuddledHeld affectionately close
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
- gemütlichkeitWarm, convivial atmosphere
- cozyWarm and snug
- comfortablePhysically at ease
nestled · in a cocoon · content · safe and sound · hugged · snuggled · curled up · hygge · sheltered · secure · happy as a clam · home sweet home · at home · sitting pretty · right as rain · burrow · hunkered down · tranquil
- Animal Idiomsblind as a bat, brave as a lion, busy bee, copycat, dark horse
- Comfort Phrasescomfort food, comfort zone, creature comforts, home sweet home, safe and sound
- folk sayingsproverb, adage, maxim, folk saying, old saying
- Civil War Slangskedaddle, Johnny Reb, bluebelly, grayback, copperhead
snug as a bugfreezing cold
Extremely low temperature
chilled to the bone · shivering · out in the cold · frozen stiff · uncomfortable
snug as a bugrestless
Unable to be still
ill at ease · tossing and turning · unsettled · on edge · anxious
snug as a bugloose
Not firmly secured
rattling around · ill-fitting · baggy · too big · adrift
snug, snugly, snugness, snugger, snuggest, snuggle, snuggly, bug, bugs