| 单词 | to wear the pants |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto wear (also put on) the pants a. to wear (also put on) the pants: to be the dominant member of a household, relationship, partnership, etc. Cf. to wear the trousers at trousers n. Phrases 1. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > family > be head of family or household [verb (intransitive)] to wear (also put on) the pants1898 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > be or become married woman [verb (intransitive)] > act as a wife > domineer over husband to wear the breeches1568 to wear the trousers1864 to wear (also put on) the pants1898 1898 N.Y. Times 3 Feb. 6/7 Women will not shy at mice, By and by, When they get the coming chance They will march in the advance, And may even wear the pants, By and by. 1924 N.Y. Times Mag. 8 June 15/1 A woman with nine chillun has nary business to put on the pants and strut around at 'lections. 1931 Amer. Mercury Nov. 331/1 He claimed that Peggy was bossy, that she wore the pants and gave orders to Pal. 1957 L. P. Hartley Hireling x. 77 She's older than he is and she wears the pants. 1993 H. N. Thomas Spirits in Dark xii. 144 Yo' ha' fo' gi' them a slap now an' again, even if they no' do nothing bad—so them know who wearing the pants. < as lemmas |
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