| 单词 | security blanket |
| 释义 | security blanketSEE SYNONYMS FOR security blanket ON THESAURUS.COM nouna blanket or other familiar item carried especially by a young child to provide reassurance and a feeling of psychological security. someone or something that gives a person a sense of protection or a feeling of security: His wealthy uncle is his security blanket. Origin of security blanketFirst recorded in 1965–70 Words nearby security blanketSecurities and Investments Board, Securities Exchange Act, securitization, security, security analyst, security blanket, Security Council, security guard, security of tenure, security police, security risk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for security blanketsecurity blanket nouna policy of temporary secrecy by police or those in charge of security, in order to protect a person, place, etc, threatened with danger, from further risk a baby's blanket, soft toy, etc, to which a baby or young child becomes very attached, using it as a comforter informal anything used or thought of as providing reassurance Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with security blanketsecurity blanket Something that dispels anxiety, as in I always carry my appointments calendar; it's my security blanket. This colloquial term, dating from about 1960, was at first (and still is) used for the blanket or toy or other object held by a young child to reduce anxiety. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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