vectra
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Hello,
One of the idioms we are studying this semester is 'be tied to someone's apron strings'.
The definition given in the book is 'to be too much under the influence/control'.
But Longman Dictionary of English Idioms and answers.com give a bit different definition:
'Wholly dependent on or controlled by a woman, especially one's mother or wife.'
I agree with the definition provided by the latter sources, but here are example sentences from the book we use in the classroom:
1. His inability to take the lead as well as being tied to the management's apron strings and too much influenced by their ideas are on the way of his promotion.
2. In spite of ten-year experience in marketing, Michael is tied to his boss's apron strings.
The question is whether we can use this idiom in the above examples?
Thank you in advance.
One of the idioms we are studying this semester is 'be tied to someone's apron strings'.
The definition given in the book is 'to be too much under the influence/control'.
But Longman Dictionary of English Idioms and answers.com give a bit different definition:
'Wholly dependent on or controlled by a woman, especially one's mother or wife.'
I agree with the definition provided by the latter sources, but here are example sentences from the book we use in the classroom:
1. His inability to take the lead as well as being tied to the management's apron strings and too much influenced by their ideas are on the way of his promotion.
2. In spite of ten-year experience in marketing, Michael is tied to his boss's apron strings.
The question is whether we can use this idiom in the above examples?
Thank you in advance.