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Rachel Chau
2021-09-20 11:09
Wrap (one) up in cotton wool phrase
To protect someone too carefully
Stop wrapping up your kids in cotton wool, you can not do that forever.
Parents obviously bear responsibility for the safety of their children, but that does not mean that they have to wrap their kids up in cotton wool.
To be extremely concerned and overprotective
The verb "wrap" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The expression originated in the mid-1800s.
Do you see anything wrong?
Used to describe a situation when people say nothing and feel worried, embarrassed or uncomfortable
A heavy silence fell upon the room after Jane refused John's proposal.
