wear the pants in the house

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• wear the pants (in the house) — tv. to be he boss in the house; to run a household. □ All right, if you have to wear the pants, have it your way. □ Well, somebody has to wear the pants …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• wear\ the\ pants — • 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 — • 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 pants — phrasal see wear the trousers * * * I informal be the dominant partner in a relationship there s no doubt who ll wear the pants in that house II see pants * * * wear the pants see ↑wear …   Useful english 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 — 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

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