apron strings

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Brunger, Cleary and Kavanaugh created a musical during the pandemic that sought to ride the apron strings of a beloved baking competition with global reach.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

How do I manage my mother’s anxieties while disentangling myself from her apron strings?

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2019

Only in this frenzied ojyuken world could apron strings stir up such passion.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2018

"That was puberty age and they were becoming a bit more strong-willed and not tied to the apron strings," he told police.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2018

This time as she came away, she absently untied and re-tied her apron strings, taking up what little slack her enormous waistline allowed.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger