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wear the trousers

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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: trouser, wear


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Blokes should always wear the trousers in a marriage, and I have the missus's full permission to write that.
Byline: Laurence McCoy IT SEEMS that women wear the trousers when it comes to choosing the wine.
Jane Baxendale, a 30-year-old lecturer at Kirby College, of Ingleby Barwick, said: "We have very specific jobs we both do, but I would say I wear the trousers.
 
 
 
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