cut the cord
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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