tuck in
To cover someone with blankets so they're cosy in bed, or to start eating with enthusiasm.
Meanings
To make someone, especially a child, comfortable in bed by folding the bedcovers snugly around them.
"She kissed her daughter on the forehead and tucked her in for the night."
(British, informal) To begin eating with enthusiasm and appetite.
"The food arrived and everyone tucked in straight away."
To push or fold the edges of something (fabric, a shirt, sheets) neatly inward or underneath.
"Please tuck your shirt in before you go to the interview."
The 'put to bed' sense is widely used in British and Australian English. The 'start eating' sense (intransitive) is chiefly British. As 'fold fabric in', it is separable and neutral in register.
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