apron strings

a′pron strings`

the securing strings on an apron.

Idioms:

tied to someone's apron strings, dependent on or dominated by the other person: tied to his mother's apron strings.

[1535–45]

Mentioned in

apron
apron string
cord
dependence
henpecked
pull strings
string
string bean
string out
stringency
stringent
stringently
stringiness
strings
stringy
strung
strung up
To be tied to a wife's apron strings

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