Word Study
wear the trousers
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb wear the trousers has 1 sense
- wear the trousers(v = verb.social) call the shots, call the tune - exercise authority or be in charge; "Who is calling the shots in this house?" is one way to command, control
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
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