How To Use Apron string In A Sentence

This is a young man who wants to escape the apron strings and do things for himself. Times, Sunday Times
You're 25 years old, and you still haven't cut the apron strings .
Is it reasonable to infer that he also is tied to mother's apron strings? Times, Sunday Times
The apron strings have to be cut, love. The Sun
So I was the apple of her eye, very much tied to her apron strings. Times, Sunday Times

The bullied schoolboy who clung to his mother's apron strings had done well for himself. Times, Sunday Times
Want to snap the apron strings completely during your gap year? Times, Sunday Times
This is a young man who wants to escape the apron strings and do things for himself. Times, Sunday Times
The apron strings have to be cut, love. The Sun
Is it reasonable to infer that he also is tied to mother's apron strings? Times, Sunday Times
The British prime minister is too apt to cling to Washington's apron strings.
You're 25 years old, and you still haven't cut the apron strings .
So I was the apple of her eye, very much tied to her apron strings. Times, Sunday Times
You're 25 years old, and you still haven't cut the apron strings .
The bullied schoolboy who clung to his mother's apron strings had done well for himself. Times, Sunday Times
Want to snap the apron strings completely during your gap year? Times, Sunday Times
Your guests want to see more of you than of your apron strings endlessly retreating into the kitchen. Blaikie's Guide to Modern Manners
Your guests want to see more of you than of your apron strings endlessly retreating into the kitchen. Blaikie's Guide to Modern Manners