wear the trousers

wear the trousers
verb
exercise authority or be in charge
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Who is calling the shots in this house?

Hypernyms: ↑control, ↑command
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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phrasal or wear the pants
: to have the controlling authority in a household

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wear the trousers
(used esp of a wife) to be the dominant partner in a marriage
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Main Entry:trousers

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wear the trousers informal phrase
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?

Thesaurus: to be in chargesynonym
Main entry: wear

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wear the trousers — see wear, 1
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Main Entry:trousers

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wear the ˈtrousers idiom
(BrE) (NAmE wear the ˈpants) (often disapproving) (especially of a woman) to be the person in a marriage or other relationship who makes most of the decisions

It's obvious who wears the trousers in that family!

Main entry:wearidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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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 —    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 — or wear the pants phrasal to have the controlling authority in a household …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wear the trousers — informal be the dominant partner in a relationship. → trousers …   English new terms dictionary

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