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"?
a. start mowing the fields.
b. harvest the crops.
c. stop depending on parents.
d. learn more about farming.
e. leave the farm.