TUCK (SOMEBODY) UP


Meaning of TUCK (SOMEBODY) UP in English

tuck somebody ↔ up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ tuck )

1 . to make someone comfortable in bed by arranging the sheets around them:

Dad tucked me up in his and Carrie’s bed.

2 . be tucked up in bed informal to be lying or sitting in bed:

I ought to be tucked up in bed now.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.