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
Pwyll	-	Welsh Mythology
Damjana	-	Slovene, Serbian, Macedonian
Aylin	['eilin]
Zoraida	-	Spanish
Ruf	-	Russian
Catalina	kah-tah-LEE-nah	Spanish