apron string

A string or tie attached to an apron, used to fasten it around the waist. Figuratively, the phrase 'tied to someone's apron strings' means being overly dependent on or controlled by someone, typically a mother or spouse.

• 🇵🇹Cordão ou amarração presa ao avental, usada para prendê-lo à cintura. Em sentido figurado, a expressão 'preso às cordinhas do avental' significa dependência excessiva de alguém ou estar sob o controle de outra pessoa, geralmente da mãe ou do cônjuge.

1. Dependence on a woman C1 informal british

   Used to describe a man who is overly dependent on his wife or mother, often in decision-making.

   • He's still tied to his mother's apron strings at age 40.
   • She cut the apron strings and let her son make his own decisions.
   • The manager is too attached to his wife's apron strings to act independently.

   🇵🇹Dependência da mulher