loosen the apron stringsとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

loosen the apron strings

1. (idiomatic, colloquial) To allow greater freedom (to someone); to relax control of (someone)
   • 1948, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Education Association of the United States. Dept. of Supervision and Curriculum Development, “Educational leadership”, volume 6, page 534: 

     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...