| 单词 | cut the (umbilical) cord |
| 释义 | cut the (umbilical) cordcut the (umbilical) cord DEPEND ON/RELY ONto stop being too dependent on someone, especially your parents 摆脱[停止]〔尤指对父母的〕依赖 Examples from the Corpus cut the (umbilical) cord• Boys in particular need to cut the umbilical cord.• Before it could, I cut the cord and took it into the ante-room.• She would cut the cord that bound her to them cleanly and irrevocably. → cut the (umbilical) cord at cut1(20) |
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