her's Idioma
tied to your mother's apron strings
tied to one's mother's apron strings
Idiom(s): tied to one's mother's apron stringsTheme: CONTROL
dominated by one's mother; dependent on one's mother.
• Tom is still tied to his mother's apron strings.
• Isn't he a little old to be tied to his mother's apron strings?
the teacher's pet
Idiom(s): be the teacher's petTheme: ADVANTAGE
to be the teacher's favorite student.
• Sally is the teacher's pet. She always gets special treatment.
• The other students don't like the teacher's pet.
one's brother's keeper
Idiom(s): be one's brother's keeperTheme: RESPONSIBILITY
to be responsible for someone else.
• I can't force these kids to go to school and get an education so they can get jobs. I am not my brother's keeper.
• You can't expect me to be my brother's keeper. Each of us should be responsible!
At each other's throats
If people are at each other's throats, they are fighting, arguing or competing ruthlessly.In another's shoes
It is difficult to know what another person's life is really like, so we don't know what it is like to be in someone's shoes.Teacher's pet
The teacher's favorite pupil is the teacher's pet, especially if disliked by the other pupils.tied to his mother's apron strings
someone (normally a man) who does what his mother tells him: "He didn't want to come out last weekend, because his mother disapproves of us. He's really tied to her apron strings!"Father's Day|Father|day
n. The third Sunday in June set aside especially to honor fathers whether living or dead. The children gave nice presents to their father on Father's Day.at each other's throats|each other's throats|throa
prep. phr. Always arguing and quarreling. Joan and Harry have been at each other's throats so long that they have forgotten how much they used to love one another.put oneself in another's shoes|another's place|ano
v. phr. To understand another person's feeling imaginatively; try to know his feelings and reasons with understanding; enter into his trouble. It seemed like a dreadful thing for Bob to do, but I tried to put myself in his place. If you will put yourself in the customer's shoes you may realize why the thing isn't selling.tied to one's mother's apron strings|apron|apron s
Not independent of your mother; not able to do anything without asking your mother. Even after he grew up he was still tied to his mother's apron strings.live in each other's pockets
live in each other's pocketssee in one's pocket, def. 2.
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