(TIED TO) SB'S APRON STRINGS


Meaning of (TIED TO) SB'S APRON STRINGS in English

(too much under) the influence and control of sb :

The British prime minister is too apt to cling to Washington's apron strings.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.