live in cotton wool



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.
See also: cotton, live, wool

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pwyll-Welsh Mythology
Damjana-Slovene, Serbian, Macedonian
Aylin['eilin]
Zoraida-Spanish
Ruf-Russian
Catalinakah-tah-LEE-nahSpanish