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be pinned to one's mother's apron; be pinned to one's wife's apron; be tied to one's mother's apron; be tied to one's wife's apron | |||
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cling to someone's apron strings | |||
be pinned to someone's apron-strings (igisheva); be tethered to someone's apron-strings (igisheva); be tied to someone's apron-strings (igisheva); cling to someone's apron-strings (igisheva); hang on to someone's apron-strings (igisheva) |
держаться за юбку: 14 phrases in 7 subjects |
Figurative | 1 |
Idiomatic | 4 |
Informal | 1 |
Ironical | 1 |
Literature | 1 |
Makarov | 5 |
Slang | 1 |