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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—L

Leading Strings

To be in leading-strings is to be under the control of another. Leading-strings are those strings used for holding up infants just learning to walk.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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