The company has relied on government support, but the government is now threatening to 'cut the apron strings'. [=to stop providing support]
He's generous, but there are always 'strings attached'. [=he always expects something in return for what he gives to people]
He really loved her but she was just 'stringing' him 'along'. [=making him think that she loved him so she could use him]
(..) -Fanning? -Yeah. -What about it? -ls that hard to do? Now.... The gunbelt, does it have those strings to tie around your leg? lf that's the kind you want. That's the kind l want. l think it's probably better for quick draws, you know. lt all depends. What kind of gunbelt did you have the last time? l had the one without the strings. And you could draw fast? Then maybe it doesn't matter after all. The guns they give you are real guns? Real guns. That's incredible. (..)1973 Westworld