apron string meaning in English

围裙带 (be tied to one's mother's [wife's] apron string 为母亲[妻子]所左右，受裙带影响)。

She will never lave home ; she is too tied to her mother ' s apron strings
她永远也离不开家；她太依赖她的母亲了。
He ' s over twenty and lives at home , still tied to his mother ' s apron strings
他20多岁了，还住在家里，仍然拴在母亲的围裙带上。
The general opinion was that pierre was tied to his wifes apron strings , and it really was so
大家都认为皮埃尔对他老婆的管教服服贴贴，事实上也是如此。
The second part , the author introduce the common risk , conception of the common risk , the estimate model of risk , the means of apron string . in the third part the author n brought up to risk question in creating new project
有的企业就是由于没有充分重视风险，而最后导致企业失败。本论文所探讨的就是创业企业的风险问题。本论文共分为四章。
I suspect iris ' therapist told her she was too involved with her parents and that if her marriage was to survive she would have to cut the apron strings and forge a closer relationship with her husband
我估量艾莉思的心理医生已经告诉她：她与她的父母走得太近；如果要想维持她的婚姻，她必须脱离她父母的控制，并与她丈夫建立更亲近的关系。