What does snug as a bug in a rug mean?

snug as a bug in a rug

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

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""Yes – living here as snug as a bug in a rug," returned Tidkins, chuckling as if he considered the fact to be an excellent joke."
""Come to think of it, it must have been inspiration that put me off the main road that night. Otherwise, instead of being here, where would I have been? Half-way to Sydney by now, dead broke and dead to the world. As it is, here I am, snug as a bug in a rug.""

snug as a bug (alternative)

cute as a bug in a rug

cute as a bug in a rug slugabug

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