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tuck in
settle someone in bed
To tuck someone in means to make them comfortable in bed and cover them with the bedclothes.
Hear it in real life
Is Mia ready for bed?
Yes, I just need to tuck her in.
I tucked my son in after he brushed his teeth.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I tucked my son to bed after his story.
Say: I tucked my son in after his story.
The phrase is “tuck someone in”; “to bed” does not replace the particle “in.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
tuck someone in; tuck a child in; be tucked in
Compare it
Where this one sits next to the phrases it gets mixed up with.
Your turn: say it out loud
I tucked my son in after he brushed his teeth.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
tuck in
settle someone in bed
“I tucked my son in after he brushed his teeth.”
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