- tied to your mother's apron strings
- still dependent on mom, needing your mom's help
He has to ask his mother. He's still tied to her apron strings.
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tied to your mother's apron strings
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tied to your mother's apron strings — Describes a child (often a boy) who is so used to his mother s care that he (or she) cannot do anything on his (or her) own … The small dictionary of idiomes
be tied to your mother's apron strings — be tied to (your) mother s apron strings if someone, usually a man, is tied to their mother s apron strings, they still need their mother and cannot think or act independently. He s 30 but he s still tied to his mother s apron strings … New idioms dictionary
be tied to mother's apron strings — be tied to (your) mother s apron strings if someone, usually a man, is tied to their mother s apron strings, they still need their mother and cannot think or act independently. He s 30 but he s still tied to his mother s apron strings … New idioms dictionary
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 to his mother s apron strings./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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 to his mother s apron strings./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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 to his mother s apron strings … Словарь американских идиом
apron — a|pron [ˈeıprən] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: a napron, mistaken for an apron; napron (14 16 centuries) from Old French naperon, from nape cloth ] 1.) a piece of clothing that covers the front part of your clothes and is tied around your waist,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
apron string — noun (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist • Hypernyms: ↑cord • Part Holonyms: ↑apron * * * noun : the string of an apron usually used in plural as a symbol of complete dependence on or domineering control by a… … Useful english dictionary
apron — noun (C) 1 a piece of clothing that covers the front part of your clothes and ties around your waist, worn to keep your clothes clean, especially while cooking 2 tied to your mother s/wife s apron strings too easily controlled by your mother or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
List of The Jeffersons episodes — This is a list of episodes of The Jeffersons, a CBS situation comedy from 1975 1985. Contents 1 Season 1: 1975 2 Season 2: 1975 1976 3 Season 3: 1976 1977 4 Season 4 … Wikipedia
