hang on to one's mothers apron strings

hang on to one's mother's apron strings

See: TIED TO ONE'S MOTHER'S APRON STRINGS.

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tied to one's mothers apron strings

[tied to one's mother's apron strings] Not independent of your mother; not able to do anything without asking your mother. * /Even after he grew up he was still tied […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

let go of one's mothers apron strings

[let go of one's mother's apron strings] See: [TIED TO ONE'S MOTHER'S APRON STRINGS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

cling to one's mothers apron strings

[cling to one's mother's apron strings] See: [TIED TO ONE'S MOTHER'S APRON STRINGS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

apron

[apron] See: [TIED TO ONE'S MOTHER'S APRON STRINGS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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