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snuggle up

sit or lie close for warmth and comfort

To sit or lie close to someone or something in a warm and comfortable position.

B1 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Are you coming downstairs?

No, I'm going to snuggle up in bed with a book.

Play the conversation

We snuggled up under a blanket and watched an old film.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: We snuggled us up on the sofa.

Say: We snuggled up on the sofa.

"Snuggle up" does not take a direct object for the people who move close together.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

snuggle up on the sofa; snuggle up with someone

Your turn: say it out loud

We snuggled up under a blanket and watched an old film.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

snuggle up

sit or lie close for warmth and comfort

“We snuggled up under a blanket and watched an old film.”

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