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loosen the apron strings en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To allow greater freedom (to someone); to relax control of (someone).
    • They see how serious it is not to "loosen the apron strings"; how unfortunate it may be to talk about a child in his presence; how we must take people where... 1948, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Education Association of the United States. Dept. of Supervision and Curriculum Development, “Educational leadership”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 6, page 534:

Forms

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loosened the apron strings Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
loosened the apron strings Tense=Past lexicographic
loosening the apron strings Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
loosens the apron strings Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic