I meant it literally:
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Cute as a bug - Vocabulary - UsingEnglish.com
14 Oct 2021Meaning: If something is as cute as a bug, it is sweet and endearing. Country: American English | Subject Area: Animals | Usage Type: Both or All Words Used. ... All idioms have been editorially reviewed, and submitted idioms may have been edited for correctness and completeness.
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(as) cute as a bug's ear - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
cuter than a June bug. (as) cute as a speckled pup. be (as) cute as a speckled pup. dotey. dote. adorkable.
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I forgot the 'bug's [r]ear' part. And I failed to include your doggo:
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The saying 'As cute as a bug's ear' - meaning and origin.
The expression 'as cute as a bug in a rug' is also quite commonplace. Bugs in rugs can't be said to be either especially sharp-witted or cuddly and that odd simile is just a merging of 'as cute as a bug's ear' and 'as snug as a bug in a rug'.
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