2wrap somebody (up) in cotton woolPROTECTto protect someone completely from the dangers, difficulties etc of life 娇惯某人,悉心保护某人
You can’t wrap those kids in cotton wool all their lives.
你不可能保护那些孩子一辈子。
Examples from the Corpus
cotton wool• On the other hand you don't wrap things up in cotton wool.• You are on a globe that looks like a crystal ball or a marble in a light bed of cotton wool.• He soakedbits of cotton wool in essential oils and passed it under the noses of his patients.• The ears can be made out of felt and a small tail can be made of cotton wool.• My fingers seemed to be made of cotton wool.• The intertwining of the thin, twisted worms produces an appearance similar to that of cotton wool.• Keep your toes apart with cotton wool, tissues or rubber toe-spacers.