cut the cord

English

Etymology

A 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 overdependence on or overattachment to their parents.
    Synonym: cut the umbilical cord

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