apron string

• • [常作 apron strings]
  • 围裙带
  • 控制，支配
• 短语:
  • be tied to the a pron strings of (或to someone's apron strings) 依赖；受着…的支配：
  • be tied to one's mother's (or wife's, etc) apron strings 过于依赖某人(常指母或妻)；过分地受某人(常指母或妻)控制(或影响)