cut the umbilical cord

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

  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) To end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents.
    Synonym: cut the cord

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