get wrong: 冤枉、误会
I wouldn't like to get on the wrong side of him.
我不想激怒他。
Don't get me wrong, it's interesting work. But it's not permanent.
别误会我的意思,这个工作很有意思,可惜不是长期性的。
cut the apron strings【切断围裙带,理解为脱离控制】
As the Boy grew older, his mother began to cut the apron strings.
当男孩稍长, 他母亲开始让他独立.
But other development groups are less willing to cut the apron strings.
但是其他的发展集团不愿意放手。
vt. 逮捕,拘留
n. 逮捕,拘留