Collocations for "rug"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "rug" in context.
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rug
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [cotton, wool, silk, cashmere] rug
- a [thick, thin, large, square, fluffy] rug
- lay down an area rug in the [living room, bedroom]
- a [white, red, black, patterned, plain] rug
- a [bathroom, bedroom, table, living room] rug
- a hand- [made, woven] Persian rug
- a [bear, walrus, fur] rug
- a [dirty, stained, worn] rug
- a [wine, coffee, tea] -stained rug
- stained the rug with [wine]
- spilled [wine] [on, all over] the rug
- [put, place] a rug under the table
- [air, clean, brush, dust off, shake out] a rug
- vacuum the rug
- the rug is covered in [dog, cat, pet] hair
- the [dog] was [sleeping, resting, lying] on the rug
- wrapped the [baby, child] in a rug
- idiom: pulled the rug out from under [them, their feet]
- slang: wears a rug
- slang: does he wear a rug?
'rug' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):