insulate someone or something against someone or something

insulate someone or something against someone or something
insulate someone or something against someone or something & insulate someone or something from someone or something
to protect someone or something against the effect of someone or something. •

Use an extra blanket to insulate the baby against the cold.

John is a bad inf luence on the children, and I've taken care to insulate them against him.

We insulated the children from the effects of John and his bad habits.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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