the nanny state
idiomPart ofnanny
the nanny state — idiom
1. A government that controls people too much by making many rules to protect them,
1.idiom
Definition
A government that controls people too much by making many rules to protect them, which some people think is bad.
Example
Maya thinks the new bike helmet law is just the nanny state interfering.
Does the nanny state really need to tell us what to eat?