剪断脐带

消除依赖

挣脱束缚

cut the cost───减少花费；降低成本

cut the comedy───别闹了

count the cost───权衡得失

cut the mustard───符合要求（或条件）；达到标准

in the cold───被忽视，被冷落

out in the cold───被冷落，遭排斥

say the word───v.发布命令

to the core───adv.彻底；直至核心

cut the cackle───不要闲谈；少说废话

My obstetrician was so dumb that when I gave birth he forgot to cut the cord.───我的产科医师太蠢了，在我生孩子的时候他居然忘记剪断脐带。

There is no need to try to cut the cord.───你不需要尝试剪断脐带。

Here's the good news for people who think the time may be right to cut the cord.───有一条对那些认为到了“一刀两断”的时机到来了的人们的一个好消息。

Before it could, I cut the cord and took it into the ante-room.

She would cut the cord that bound her to them cleanly and irrevocably.

Jane cut the cord with a knife.