П335
ВОДИТЬ (ДЕРЖАТЬ) НА ПОМОЧАХ кого
VPsubj:
human to control and, often, overprotect
s.o. , not giving him the freedom to act independently
X водит Y-a на помочах - X keeps Y on a (short) leash
X won't let Y fly on his ownX won't let Y become his own person(of a woman dominating her husband, son
etc) X has (keeps) Y tied to her apron strings.
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