{To be tied to a wife's apron strings} or {To be tied to a
mother's apron strings}, to be unduly controlled by a wife or
mother.
[1913 Webster]
He was so made that he could not submit to be tied to the apron strings even of the best of wives. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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
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 … English 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./ … 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
tied to his mother's apron strings — momma s boy, abnormally dependent on his mother, has an Oedipal fixation … English contemporary dictionary
To be tied to a wife's apron strings — Apron string A pron string The string of an apron. [1913 Webster] {To be tied to a wife s apron strings} or {To be tied to a mother s apron strings}, to be unduly controlled by a wife or mother. [1913 Webster] He was so made that he could not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tied to a woman's apron-strings — Ruled by and dependent on a woman (esp one s wife or mother) • • • Main Entry: ↑apron … Useful english 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
