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creature comfort

Idioms

Something that contributes to physical comfort, such as food, clothing, or housing. For example, Dean always stayed in the best hotels; he valued his creature comforts. This idiom was first recorded in 1659.

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creature comfort

He first ripped out a patch of artificial grass—a creature comfort running down the middle of the facility—and replaced it with rubber flooring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

In a nod to Disney, the film did show her indulging in the creature comfort of a hot spring bath.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2020

Thinking before you speak, that natural pause, turns out, for stutterers, to be a creature comfort they can’t always afford.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 15, 2019

The Kings did bring one creature comfort along: Staples Center organist Dieter Ruehle is on the trip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2017

He spoke to her, asking her whether she had been out, and suggesting roast mutton or some such creature comfort.

From Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope

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