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apron strings
noun as in domination by someone
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It was living in a state of most reprehensible respectability, and Art was tied to the apron-strings of Morality.
When they broke through the ring of witch burners and snatched Marm Perry off the pyre, her apron strings had burned in two.
He watched the handsome crouching of her back, and the apron-strings curling on the floor.
The wires in America scorn the railway apron-strings in which they are led about in this country.
My dear Mrs. Alexander, you cant expect a fellow to be always tied to his wifes apron-strings!
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On this page you'll find 2 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to apron strings, such as: leash, and swaddling clothes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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