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wrap up in cotton wool
wrap up in cotton wool
wrap
somebody
up in cotton wool
(
British & Australian
)
to protect someone too much without allowing them to be independent enough
She wraps that child up in cotton wool as if he's some precious jewel.
See
drape in the flag
,
twist around little finger
See also:
cotton
,
up
,
wool
,
wrap
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Jada (1)
JA-də, JAY-də
English
Kerri
KER-ee
English
SalomÃO
-
Portuguese
Purnima
-
Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada
Ralphie
RAL-fee
English
Amirah
-
Arabic
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