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
Iorwerth	-	Welsh
Ritu	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Alida	ah-LEE-dah (German)	Dutch, German, Hungarian
Bile	-	Irish Mythology
VĂN	-	Vietnamese
Evander (1)	ee-VAN-dər (English), ə-VAN-dər (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology