单词 | to bear the breeches |
释义 | > as lemmasto bear the breeches (also breech) j. to bear the breeches (also breech): to be the dominant partner in a relationship; = to wear the breeches at breech n. 2a. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > rule or government of family or tribe > be dominant member of household [verb (intransitive)] to bear the breechesc1525 to wear the trousers1841 c1525 Bk. Mayd Emlyn sig. A.iiiv All women be suche Thoughe the man bere the breche They wyll be euer checkemate. 1762 S. Foote tr. P. N. Destouches Young Hypocrite ii. iii, in S. Foote et al. Comic Theatre I. 38 He is called baron, but you bear the breeches. 1961 Dutch-Austral. Weekly 20 Oct. 10/4 ‘De vrouw is de baas’—‘The wife bears the breeches’. < as lemmas |
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