cut the cord
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Variant of cut the umbilical cord.
Verb
[edit]cut the cord (third-person singular simple present cuts the cord, present participle cutting the cord, simple past and past participle cut the cord)
- (idiomatic) To end a child's over-dependence on or over-attachment to their parents.
- Synonym: cut the umbilical cord
Translations
[edit]cut the umbilical cord — see cut the umbilical cord