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tener entre algodones — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • featherbed noun A mattress stuffed with feathers.

Senses

tener entre algodones is used for these senses in English:

  • featherbed (transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.

featherbed — full definition

  1. noun A mattress stuffed with feathers.
  2. noun An area of bog where a layer of moss covers a pool of water or mud, presenting a hazard to walkers who may fall through it. (Also in UK and Irish placenames.)
  3. noun A soft, slow pitch of predictable bounce.
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