プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
まわた【真綿】
silk floss
真綿で首を絞める
真綿で首を絞めるようにいじめられた
They applied the screws by degrees.／They tormented me by slow degrees.
真綿に針を包む
be a wolf in sheep's clothing; conceal one's intentions under a smiling exterior
彼の言葉は真綿に針を包んでいる感じだった
I felt ill will behind his soft-spoken [sugary] words.