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bundle up

See: WRAP UP (1).

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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bundle of laughs

[bundle of laughs] {n. phr.} A very amusing person, thing, or event. * /Uncle Lester tells so many jokes that he is a bundle of laughs./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

wrap up

[wrap up] or [bundle up] {v. phr.} 1. To put on warm clothes; dress warmly. * /Mother told Mary to wrap up before going out into the cold./ 2. {informal} […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

wrap

[wrap] See: [UNDER WRAPS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

wrap one around one's finger

[wrap one around one's finger] See: [TWIST ONE AROUND ONE'S LITTLE FINGER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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