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apron strings

apron strings

 
plural noun
1.
the strings on an apron, used for securing it around one's person.
Idiom
2.
tie to someone's apron strings, to make or be dependent on or dominated by someone: He has never married because he's tied to his mother's apron strings.

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Origin:
1535–45
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apron strings

see tied to someone's apron strings.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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