TIED TO YOUR MOTHER'S APRON STRINGS

Meaning of TIED TO YOUR MOTHER'S APRON STRINGS in English

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 vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

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 …
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YOUR
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MOTHER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Great Mother of the Gods Mother Jones Mother Goose Mother Lode Country Mother's Day …
Английский словарь Британика
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTHER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APRON — I. ˈāprən, less often in stand than in substand speech -pə(r) n noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: …
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STRINGS — plural of string present third singular of string
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TIED — (imp. & p. p.) of Tie
Английский словарь Webster
APRON — (n.) Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron;
Английский словарь Webster
TIED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Tie
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
APRON — ( n. ) Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron;
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTHER
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APRON — — apronlike , adj. /ay"preuhn/ , n. 1. a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied …
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TIED — adj. fastened; bound
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MOTHER
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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APRON — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, alteration (resulting from false division of a napron ) of napron, from Middle …
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TIED — impf & ·p.p. of tie.
Webster English vocab
MOTHER — noun an old woman or matron. 2. mother ·noun hysterical passion; hysteria. 3. mother ·vi to become like, or full …
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APRON — noun the infolded abdomen of a crab. 2. apron ·noun a leaden plate that covers the vent of a cannon. …
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TIED — ■ adjective 1》 Brit. (of accommodation) occupied subject to the tenant's working for its owner. ↘(of a pub) owned and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STRINGS — the stringed instruments in an orchestra. → string
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MOTHER
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APRON — [apron] n, often attrib [ME, alter. (resulting fr. false division of a napron) of napron, fr. MF naperon, dim. of …
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MOTHER — mother, M~ BrE AmE ˈmʌð ə AmE - ə r ▷ mother|ed d ▷ mothering ˈmʌð ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ mother|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
APRON — apron BrE AmE ˈeɪp r ə n - ə rn ▷ apron|ed d ▷ apron|ing ɪŋ ▷ apron|s z ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIED — / taɪd; NAmE / adjective [ only before noun ] ( BrE ) ( of a house ) rented to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTHER — / ˈmʌðə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a female parent of a child or animal; a person …
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APRON — / ˈeɪprən; NAmE / noun 1. a piece of clothing worn over the front of the body, from the chest …
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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOTHER
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APRON — a ‧ pron /ˈeɪprən/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: a napron , mistaken for an apron …
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TIED — adj. Brit. 1 (of a house) occupied subject to the tenant's working for its owner. 2 (of a public house …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOTHER — n. & v. --n. 1 a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
APRON — n. 1 a a garment covering and protecting the front of a person's clothes, either from chest or waist level, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TIED — adj. Brit. 1 (of a house) occupied subject to the tenant's working for its owner. 2 (of a public house …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOTHER — n. & v. n. 1 a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
APRON — n. 1 a a garment covering and protecting the front of a person's clothes, either from chest or waist level, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TIED — adj. Brit. 1. (of a house) occupied subject to the tenant's working for its owner. 2 (of a public house …
Oxford English vocab
MOTHER — n. & v. --n. 1. a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Oxford English vocab
APRON — n.1 a a garment covering and protecting the front of a person's clothes, either from chest or waist level, and …
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YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIED — 1. A tied cottage or house belongs to a farmer or other employer and is rented to someone who works …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTHER — ( mothers, mothering, mothered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Your mother …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
APRON — ( aprons) An apron is a piece of clothing that you put on over the front of your normal clothes …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIED — 1. A ~ cottage or house belongs to a farmer or other employer and is rented to someone who works …
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MOTHER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a proud mother/father/parent ▪ Mark is the proud father of a three-week-old baby boy. …
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APRON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE white ▪ One of the cooks came in, judging by the white apron . …
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YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
MOTHER — (PARENT) [noun] [C] - a female parentMy mother was 21 when she had (= gave birth to) me.All the mothers …
Cambridge English vocab
APRON — (CLOTHING) [noun] [C] - a piece of clothing which is worn over the front of other clothes to keep them …
Cambridge English vocab
MOTHER — n. Mother Cabrini Great Mother of the Gods Mother Jones Mother Goose Mother Lode Country Mother's Day and Father's Day …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TIED — Synonyms and related words : affiliate, affiliated, aground, alike, allied, anchored, assembled, associate, associated, at par, au pair, banded together, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRINGS — Synonyms and related words : Byzantine intrigues, German band, Philharmonic, backstairs influence, band, big band, brass, brass band, brass choir, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOTHER — MOTHER, or THE MOTHER. A bawd. Mother abbess: the same. Mother midnight; a midwife. Mother in law's bit; a small …
Slang English vocab
STRINGS — n. Function: noun plural Synonyms: CONDITION 1, provision, proviso, reservation, stipulation, terms
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STRINGS — noun plural Synonyms: condition 1, provision, proviso, reservation, stipulation, terms
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TIED — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
TIED — adj. Tied is used with these nouns: ↑ cottage
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TIED — • ↑ be tied up • ↑ sb's hands are tied
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STRINGS — • ↑ be pulling the strings • ↑ no strings attached
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