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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MÁEl MÁEdÓC-Ancient Irish
LennonLEN-ənScottish, English (Rare)
JoyeJOIEnglish
Ruslanroo-SLAHN (Russian)Russian, Tatar, Bashkir, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Cheche
Olukayode-Western African, Yoruba
Virgilijus-Lithuanian