Read the sentence. Levi was terrified of leaving his parents' farm and striking out on his own, but the longer he stayed, the more obvious it became that he was going to have to cut the cord, and soon. What are the best possible meanings of the euphemism "cut the cord"? Choose two correct answers.

“Cut the cord” is an expression meaning to separate from someone’s support and become independent. In this sentence, Levi is afraid of leaving his parents’ farm, so the phrase means both to leave the farm and to stop depending on his parents. It does not refer to farming tasks like mowing or harvesting.

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