| 单词 | to wear the trousers |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto wear the trousers P1. colloquial (chiefly British). to wear the trousers: to be the dominant member of a household, relationship, partnership, etc. Also in extended use. Cf. to wear the breeches at breech n. 2a, to wear (also put on) the pants at pants n. Phrases 2a.Frequently referring to a woman who is the more dominant partner in a marriage, domestic partnership, etc. 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 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 1841 Age 29 Aug. 274/2 We are equal to them, if they venture to rouse us; They may wear petticoats, but we wear the trousers. 1864 Californian 21 July 8/2 One can easily see that Betty wears the trousers, and that I stand..on precisely the same plane of discipline as the children. I submit, because in submission there is peace. 1931 R. Campbell Georgiad i. 11 It is you must ‘wear the trousers’ now. 1962 J. L. Austin's Sense & Sensibilia ii. 15 It is essential to realize that here the notion of perceiving indirectly wears the trousers. 2015 A. Titley tr. M. Ó Cadhain Dirty Dust v. 128 It's not every man would want to marry a woman who wears the trousers. < as lemmas |
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