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From the image of a child clinging to his or her mother's skirts for reassurance and safety.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cling to the skirts of
Today it means: To depend upon and be unwilling to relinquish. Full definition →
Today it means: To depend upon and be unwilling to relinquish. Full definition →
From the image of a child clinging to his or her mother's skirts for reassurance and safety.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.