loosen the apron strings (English, verb)
expansion: loosen the apron strings (third-person singular simple present loosens the apron strings, present participle loosening the apron strings, simple past and past participle loosened the apron strings)
Senses:
glosses: To allow greater freedom (to someone); to relax control of (someone).
tags: colloquial
idiomatic
Forms:
form: loosens the apron strings
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: loosening the apron strings
tags: participle
present
form: loosened the apron strings
tags: participle
past
form: loosened the apron strings
tags: past