tucking up
Making cozy beneath
Tucking up means settling someone—usually a child—into bed by arranging blankets snugly around them: She tucked up the kids before going out.
The phrase suggests warmth, care, and nighttime ritual.
One can also tuck oneself up: I tucked up on the couch with a book.
In British usage, tucking up sometimes means pulling clothing higher: He tucked up his sleeves.
- untuckRemove from secured fold
- swaddlingWrapping babies snugly
- putting to bedSettling for sleep
- cocooningRetreating into domestic comfort
- snug as a bugExtremely comfortable and warm
saying goodnight · readying · getting ready · folding · nestling · wrapping · warming · bundling · sheltering · pleating · securing · blanketing · adjusting · arranging · covering · tidying · preparing · finalizing
tucking upuntucking
Removing from confinement
uncovering · pulling out · loosening · letting down · unfurling
tucking upwaking up
Emerging from sleep
rousing · getting up · disturbing · neglecting · abandoning