sotto una campana di vetro

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Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, under a bell jar of glass.

Prepositional phrase

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sotto una campana di vetro

  1. in a sheltered or overprotective environment
    tenere sotto una campana di vetroto mollycoddle (literally, “to keep in a sheltered environment”)