cut the cord

English

Etymology

Variant of cut the umbilical cord.

Verb

cut the cord (third-person singular simple present cuts the cord, present participle cutting the cord, simple past and past participle cut the cord)

  1. (idiomatic) To end a child's over-dependence on or over-attachment to their parents.
    Synonym: cut the umbilical cord

Translations
cut the umbilical cord — see cut the umbilical cord

See also
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