Idiom
wear the trousers
Meaning
(typically of a woman) To be the dominant partner in a relationship.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“In their relationship, it is clear that she wears the trousers.”
“Everyone knows that he makes no major decisions without asking his wife, who definitely wears the trousers.”
“While he maintained a public image of authority, those close to the couple understood that his wife was the one who truly wore the trousers.”
Examples
simple
“In their relationship, it is clear that she wears the trousers.”
contextual
“Everyone knows that he makes no major decisions without asking his wife, who definitely wears the trousers.”
complex
“While he maintained a public image of authority, those close to the couple understood that his wife was the one who truly wore the trousers.”
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