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trouser
(redirected from trousered)

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be all mouth  (British, American & Australian informal) also be all mouth and (no) trousers (British informal)
if someone is all mouth, they talk a lot about doing something but they never do it She says she'll complain to the manager but I think she's all mouth. You're all mouth and no trousers. Why don't you just go over there and ask her out?
See also: mouth

be caught with your pants/trousers down 

1. to be suddenly discovered doing something that you did not want other people to know about, especially having sex Apparently he was caught with his pants down. His wife came home to find him in bed with the neighbour.
2. to be asked to do or say something that you are not prepared for He asked me where I'd been the previous evening and I was caught with my trousers down.
See wouldn't be caught dead, fall between two stools
See also: caught, pant

wear the trousers  (British, American & Australian humorous) also wear the pants (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.
See also: wear


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