tea cosy

British  

noun

1. a covering for a teapot to keep the contents hot, often having holes for the handle and spout

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Example Sentences

Aviation is also under pressure to build greener planes and stop adding to what Johnson called the "carbon tea cosy" heating the planet.

From Reuters

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the world to cooperate to tackle the “toxic tea cosy” of greenhouse gases now quilting the planet, while investors and businesses underscored their support for action.

From Reuters

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the world to cooperate to reverse the process by which humanity has been quilting the planet in “a toxic tea cosy” of greenhouse gases.

From Reuters

Moreover, while the interview likens Dench to a “cultural tea cosy”, the conversation shows she’s much sharper than that.

From The Guardian

The Vogue interview describes Dench as “a kind of cultural tea cosy to be popped soothingly over the nation’s beleaguered identity in times of crisis.”

From The Guardian