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loosen the apron strings

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
loosen the apron strings
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
1
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To allow greater freedom (to someone); to relax control of (someone).

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

loosens the apron strings (present, singular) loosening the apron strings (participle, present) loosened the apron strings (participle, past) loosened the apron strings (past)

Questions

What does loosen the apron strings mean?
To allow greater freedom (to someone); to relax control of (someone).

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