apron-string hold: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  American EnglishBritish Englishinformal
  • A state of influence or control in which one person keeps another emotionally or practically dependent, thereby limiting the other's independence.

  Examples

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  • The mother’s apron-string hold over her adult son prevented him from making independent choices.

    El control de la madre sobre su hijo adulto le impedía tomar decisiones independientes.

  • She realized the apron-string hold her ex had was limiting her freedom and resolved to break it.

    Ella se dio cuenta de que el control de su ex la estaba limitando y decidió romperlo.

  • Despite being in her thirties, she was still under her parents’ apron-string hold, financially and emotionally.

    A pesar de tener treinta años, todavía estaba bajo el control de sus padres, tanto financiera como emocionalmente.