●(tied to) your mother’s, wife’s, etc. ˈapron strings(too much under) the influence and control of sb, especially your mother, wife, etc.(深受)母亲(或妻子等)的影响及控制◆The British prime minister is too apt to cling to Washington’s apron strings. 英国首相对华盛顿政府简直唯命是从。