live in cotton wool

To lead a sheltered life, one devoid of stress and danger. The image here is of being wrapped in cotton and thus protected. Primarily heard in UK. I never realized how much I had been living in cotton wool until I traveled and saw what true poverty looks like.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Machli	-	Biblical Hebrew
Mithridates	-	Ancient Persian (Hellenized)
Alphonzo	al-FAHN-zo	English (Rare)
Ihintza	-	Basque
Derrick	['derik]
Cadeyrn	-	Ancient Celtic