noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ battered
▪ comfortable , comfy ( informal ), plush , soft
▪ overstuffed
▪
Amy collapsed on her overstuffed leather ~.
▪ deep , low-slung ( AmE )
▪
She sank into the deep ~.
▪ chintz , leather , etc.
▪ three-seater , two-seater , etc.
▪ convertible , sleeper ( AmE )
▪
The convertible ~ means that the apartment can sleep four.
▪ living-room
▪
I was lying on my living-room ~.
VERB + SOFA
▪ collapse on/onto , flop (down) on/onto , settle (down) on , sink (down) into/on/onto , sit (down) on , slump (down) on/onto
▪
He slumped back on the ~ in tears.
▪ be sprawled (out) on , lie on , lounge on , recline on , stretch out on
▪
I spent the evening sprawled on the ~, watching TV.
▪ get up from , jump up from , rise from
▪
He got up from the ~ to fetch some drinks.
▪ hide behind
▪
I might have to hide behind the ~ if the movie gets too scary!
SOFA + NOUN
▪ bed
▪ cushion
PREPOSITION
▪ on the ~
▪
She was curled up on the ~.
▪
I fell asleep on the ~.
▪
I don't mind sleeping on the ~.
PHRASES
▪ the arm of a/the ~ , the back of a/the ~ , the edge of a/the ~ , the side of a/the ~