Смысл: bowstrings

bowstring1. [ʹbəʋstrıŋ] n
<Í> 1. тетива
2. шнурок для удушения (в Турции)

2. [ʹbəʋstrıŋ] v
<Í> задушить с помощью шнурка

strings Идиома

hold the purse strings

control how much is spent, decide when to spend He does the talking, but she holds the purse strings.

play on my heart strings

cause me to feel emotional, make me feel sentimental The movie Hey Jude will play on your heart strings - make you cry.

pull a few strings

help by talking to powerful people, it's not what you know... My application was late, but a friend of mine pulled a few strings and got me an interview.

pull strings

secretly use influence and power He was able to pull some strings and get his son a job for the summer.

strings attached

obligations, restraining conditions He was able to borrow the money for the furniture with no strings attached.

tied to your mother's apron strings

still dependent on mom, needing your mom's help He has to ask his mother. He's still tied to her apron strings.

have two strings to one's bow

have an alternative or choice有两手准备
You've made sure in both directions．It's always good to have two strings to one's bow．你已经在两个方面都落实了。有两手准备总是好的。

with no strings attached

Idiom(s): with no strings attached AND without any strings attached

Theme: UNCONDITIONALLY

unconditionally; with no obligations attached.
• My parents gave me a computer without any strings attached.
• I want this only if there are no strings attached.

tied to one's mother's apron strings

Idiom(s): tied to one's mother's apron strings

Theme: 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?

control the purse strings

Idiom(s): control the purse strings

Theme: CONTROL

to be in charge of the money in a business or a household.
• I control the purse strings at our house.
• Mr. Williams is the treasurer. He controls the purse strings.

without any strings attached

Apron strings

A man who is tied to a woman's apron strings is excessively dependent on her, especially when it is his mother's apron strings.

No strings attached

If something has no strings attached, there are no obligations or requirements involved.

Tug at the heartstrings

f something tugs at the heartstrings, it makes you feel sad or sympathetic towards it.

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!"

pull strings|pull wires|string|strings|wire|wires

v. phr., informal To secretly use influence and power, especially with people in charge or in important jobs to do or get something; make use of friends to gain your wishes. If you want to see the governor, Mr. Root can pull strings for you. Jack pulled wires and got us a room at the crowded hotel. -

purse strings|purse|string|strings

n. Care or control of money. Dad holds the purse strings in our family. The treasurer refused to let go of the club's purse strings.

strings attached|attached|strings

adv. phr. With some special proviso or condition that is a handicap. John inherited a large fortune but with the string attached that he could not touch a penny of it before his 28th birthday.

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.

purse strings

purse strings
Financial resources or control of them, as in His mother doesn't want to let go of the purse strings because he may make some foolish investments. This expression is often extended to hold or tighten or loosen the purse strings, as in As long as Dad holds the purse strings, we have to consider his wishes, or The company is tightening the purse strings and will not be hiring many new people this year. The purse strings in this idiom are the means of opening and closing a drawstring purse. [Early 1400s]

tied to apron strings

tied to apron strings
Wholly dependent on or controlled by a woman, especially one's mother or wife. For example, At 25, he was still too tied to her apron strings to get an apartment of his own. This expression, dating from the early 1800s, probably alluded to apron-string tenure, a 17th-century law that allowed a husband to control his wife's and her family's property during her lifetime.

two strings to one's bow

two strings to one's bow
More than one means of reaching an objective, as in Louise hasn't heard yet, but she's got two strings to her bow—she can always appeal to the chairman. This expression alludes to a well-prepared archer, who carries a spare string in case one fails. [Mid-1400s]