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wear the trousers

idiom

(typically of a woman) To be the dominant partner in a relationship.


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  1. 01

    all mouth and no trousers

    Alternative form of all mouth and trousers.

  2. 02

    all mouth and trousers

    Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.

  3. 03

    does the Pope wear a funny hat

    Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.

  4. 04

    if the shoe fits, wear it

    If a description fits, it is probably the case; if an insult accurately describes you, you must bear it; if you take offence at an insult that was only implicitly directed at you, you admit the insult is true enough to be recognizable.

  5. 05

    Round the houses

    [Cockney slang]trousers

  6. 06

    wear one's heart on one's sleeve

    To be very transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotions.

  7. 07

    wear out one's welcome

    To behave in an offensive, burdensome, or tiresome manner, with the result that one's continued presence is unwanted within a residence, commercial establishment, or social group.

  8. 08

    wear rose-colored glasses

    To see the positive in things while being oblivious to the negative.

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