tied\ to\ one's\ mother's\ 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 to his mother's apron strings.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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