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Wear the trousers   /wɛr ðə trˈaʊzərz/   Listen
Wear the trousers

verb
1.
Exercise authority or be in charge.  Synonyms: call the shots, call the tune.





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"Wear the trousers" Quotes from Famous Books



... a chair and, hanging the wet garments over the back, placed it very near the stove. Ernest hardly liked to lose so much time, but he knew that it would not be safe to wear the trousers ...
— A Cousin's Conspiracy - A Boy's Struggle for an Inheritance • Horatio Alger


Words linked to "Wear the trousers" :   control, command


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