某人的影响（或控制）
(tied to) sb's apron strings
（过分受）某人的影响（或控制）
(too much under) the influence and control of sb
The British prime minister is too apt to cling to Washington's apron strings.英国首相对华府过于唯命是从。
释义来自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第 9 版
