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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

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

Like so many of Philadelphia’s famous sandwich shops, John’s is an operation built for speed, not creature comfort.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2016

By Some people have a thermal machismo when it comes to enduring a heat wave, but they don't understand that air conditioning is more than a creature comfort.

From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2012

Beyond this, a simple lean-to kitchen provided all they needed for their creature comfort.

From The Heart of Unaga by Ridgwell Cullum

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