blanket someone or something with something

blanket someone or something with something
blanket someone or something with something
Fig. to cover someone or something with something. •

They blanketed the flames with a layer of foam.

The children blanketed Jimmy with leaves and pretended he was lost.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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