clinging vine

clinging vine {n.}

A very dependent woman; a woman who needs much love and encouragement from a man.

Mary is a clinging vine; she cannot do anything without her husband.

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[vine] See: [DIE ON THE VINE] or [WITHER ON THE VINE], [CLINGING VINE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

die on the vine

[die on the vine] or [wither on the vine] {v. phr.} To fail or collapse in the planning stages. * /The program for rebuilding the city died on the vine./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on the vine

[on the vine] See: [DIE ON THE VINE] or [WITHER ON THE VINE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

wither on the vine

[wither on the vine] See: [DIE ON THE VINE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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