apron strings

Example Sentences

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Those proverbial apron strings prove hard to untangle in the new reality series “I Love a Mama’s Boy.”

From Los Angeles Times

Apps have also stepped into this vacuum and are ideal for people ready to cut their apron strings with Google Translate.

From Washington Post

It might be time to pull some of them off the apron strings.

From Los Angeles Times

Would it be rude to help him cut these apron strings?

From New York Times

For many of us, moving away from the family home is a rite of passage, with the idea of cutting the apron strings an appealing one.

From BBC