security blanket
Noun
Meaning
a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety
anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety
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A man cannot tell whether a woman is in love with him or his security blanket until she is financially and psychologically independent enough to leave. Until a woman has learned how to leave, even she cannot be sure she has learned to love.
Black men, Indian men, and gay men have all have something in common: They do not provide an economic security blanket for women.
Long hair is considered bohemian, which may be why I grew it, but I keep it long because I love the way it feels, part cloak, part fan, part mane, part security blanket.
Long hair is a security blanket for me. I cut it short a few years ago and I really never want to do that again. When I do cut it, I cut it myself.
Paranoia is a security blanket, a massive security blanket.
Music is like my security blanket.