Collocations for blanket - noun
ADJECTIVE
heavy,
thick
thin
warm
soft
wool, woollen/woolen
electric
security (figurative)
He takes his security blanket with him everywhere.
For her, money was like a security blanket.
thin
warm
soft
wool, woollen/woolen
electric
security (figurative)
He takes his security blanket with him everywhere.
For her, money was like a security blanket.
VERB + blanket
cover sb with,
drape over sb/sth,
tuck around sb,
wrap sb in
draw up, pull up
She pulled the blanket up and went to sleep.
draw up, pull up
She pulled the blanket up and went to sleep.
kick off,
push off,
throw off
clutch, grab
spread out
clutch, grab
spread out
PREPOSITION
beneath a/the blanket,
under a/the blanket
They shivered under their thin blankets.
They shivered under their thin blankets.
PHRASES
a wet blanket
(figurative)
I hate to be a wet blanket, but I thought the show was terrible.
I hate to be a wet blanket, but I thought the show was terrible.