pants

noun

/pænts/

[plural]Idioms

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(British English) underpants or knickers
- a pair of pants
Topics Clothes and Fashiona2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
… of pants
- pair
verb + pants
- pull on
- pull up
- drop
- …
phrases
- bra and pants
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(especially North American English) trousers
- a new pair of pants
- ski/sweat/dress pants
- a brown vest with matching pants
- I start patting at my pants pockets.
- She rolled up her pant legs.
- She wore a pair of baggy khaki pants and a black t-shirt.
see also capri pants, cargo pants, half pants, hot pants, palazzo pants, ski pants, stirrup pantsTopics Clothes and Fashiona2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long
- short
- corduroy
- …
… of pants
- pair
verb + pants
- unbutton
- undo
- unzip
- …
pant + noun
- leg
- pocket
- suit
- …
preposition
- in pants
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(British English, slang) (also used as an adjective) something you think is of poor quality synonym rubbish
- Their new album is absolute pants!
- Do we have to watch this pants programme?

Word Originmid 19th cent.: abbreviation of pantaloons.

Idioms

bore, scare, etc. the pants off somebody

(informal) to make somebody extremely bored, frightened, etc.

(fly) by the seat of your pants

(informal) to act without careful thought and without a plan that you have made in advance, hoping that you will be lucky and be successful synonym wing it

catch somebody with their pants down

(British English also catch somebody with their trousers down)

(informal) to arrive or do something when somebody is not expecting it and not ready, especially when they are in an embarrassing situation

have ants in your pants

(informal) to be very excited or impatient about something and unable to stay still

wear the pants (North American English)

(British English wear the trousers)

(often disapproving) (especially of a woman) to be the person in a marriage or other relationship who makes most of the decisions
- It's obvious who wears the pants in that family!

wet your pants/knickers

(also wet yourself)

[no passive] to urinate in your underwear by accident
- He was so frightened that he wet his pants.

单词	pants
释义	pants noun /pænts/ /pænts/ [plural]Idioms jump to other results (British English) underpants or knickers a pair of pants Topics Clothes and Fashiona2 Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of pants pair verb + pants pull on pull up drop … phrases bra and pants See full entry enlarge image (especially North American English) trousers a new pair of pants ski/sweat/dress pants a brown vest with matching pants I start patting at my pants pockets. She rolled up her pant legs. She wore a pair of baggy khaki pants and a black t-shirt. see also capri pants, cargo pants, half pants, hot pants, palazzo pants, ski pants, stirrup pantsTopics Clothes and Fashiona2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective long short corduroy … … of pants pair verb + pants unbutton undo unzip … pant + noun leg pocket suit … preposition in pants See full entry (British English, slang) (also used as an adjective) something you think is of poor quality synonym rubbish Their new album is absolute pants! Do we have to watch this pants programme? Word Originmid 19th cent.: abbreviation of pantaloons. Idioms bore, scare, etc. the pants off somebody (informal) to make somebody extremely bored, frightened, etc. (fly) by the seat of your pants (informal) to act without careful thought and without a plan that you have made in advance, hoping that you will be lucky and be successful synonym wing it catch somebody with their pants down (British English also catch somebody with their trousers down) (informal) to arrive or do something when somebody is not expecting it and not ready, especially when they are in an embarrassing situation have ants in your pants (informal) to be very excited or impatient about something and unable to stay still wear the pants (North American English) (British English wear the trousers) (often disapproving) (especially of a woman) to be the person in a marriage or other relationship who makes most of the decisions It's obvious who wears the pants in that family! wet your pants/knickers (also wet yourself) [no passive] to urinate in your underwear by accident He was so frightened that he wet his pants.
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