- wear the trousers
- or wear the pants phrasal to have the controlling authority in a household
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wear the trousers
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wear\ the\ trousers — • wear the trousers • wear the pants v. phr. informal To have a man s authority; be the boss of a family or household. Mr. Wilson is henpecked by his wife; she wears the trousers in that family. Mrs. Jones talks a lot but Mr. Jones wears the… … Словарь американских идиом
wear the trousers — The person who wears the trousers is the dominant or controlling person in a relationship, especially the woman … The small dictionary of idiomes
wear the trousers — ► wear the trousers informal be the dominant partner in a relationship. Main Entry: ↑trousers … English terms dictionary
wear the trousers — verb exercise authority or be in charge Who is calling the shots in this house? • Syn: ↑call the shots, ↑call the tune • Hypernyms: ↑control, ↑command • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
wear the trousers — The partner in a couple who wears the trousers is the one who makes all the important decisions. The salesman hesitated before the couple. It was difficult to see who wore the trousers … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
wear the trousers — or[wear the pants] {v. phr.}, {informal} To have a man s authority; be the boss of a family or household. * /Mr. Wilson is henpecked by his wife; she wears the trousers in that family./ * /Mrs. Jones talks a lot but Mr. Jones wears the pants in… … Dictionary of American idioms
wear the trousers — or[wear the pants] {v. phr.}, {informal} To have a man s authority; be the boss of a family or household. * /Mr. Wilson is henpecked by his wife; she wears the trousers in that family./ * /Mrs. Jones talks a lot but Mr. Jones wears the pants in… … Dictionary of American idioms
wear the trousers — informal to be the person in a relationship who has the most control and makes most of the decisions Who wears the trousers in your house? … English dictionary
wear the trousers — British, American & Australian, humorous, American & Australian, humorous to be the person in a relationship who makes all the important decisions. I don t think there s any doubt about who wears the trousers in their house … New idioms dictionary
wear the trousers — informal be the dominant partner in a relationship. → trousers … English new terms dictionary
