THE WOMAN IS WEARING THE BREECHES

Meaning of THE WOMAN IS WEARING THE BREECHES in English

the woman is the authority in the house, the husband is not in charge

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

BREECHES — culotte
English interlingue dictionary
WEARING — pagsulub
English-Visayan vocabulary
WEARING — I. adjective Date: 15th century intended for wear , II. adjective Date: 1811 subjecting to or inflicting wear, ~ly adverb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WOMAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) battered woman syndrome woman suffrage Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Английский словарь Британика
WOMAN — I. ˈwu̇mən sometimes especially in the South ˈwōm- or ˈwəm- noun ( plural wom·en ˈwimə̇n) Etymology: Middle English woman, wumman, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEARING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wering, from gerund of weren to wear obsolete : clothes , garments …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEARING — (a.) Pertaining to, or designed for, wear; as, wearing apparel.
Английский словарь Webster
WEARING — (n.) That which is worn; clothes; garments.
Английский словарь Webster
WEARING — (n.) The act of one who wears; the manner in which a thing wears; use; conduct; consumption.
Английский словарь Webster
WEARING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wear
Английский словарь Webster
BREECHES — (n. pl.) Trousers; pantaloons.
Английский словарь Webster
BREECHES — (n. pl.) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.
Английский словарь Webster
WEARING — ( a. ) Pertaining to, or designed for, wear; as, wearing apparel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BREECHES — ( n. pl. ) Trousers; pantaloons.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BREECHES — ( n. pl. ) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WOMAN — — womanless , adj. /woom"euhn/ , n. , pl. women /wim"in/ , v. , adj. n. 1. the female human …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WEARING — — wearingly , adv. /wair"ing/ , adj. 1. gradually impairing or wasting: Reading small print can be wearing on the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BREECHES — /brich"iz/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. ) 1. Also called knee breeches . knee-length trousers, often having …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WOMAN — adj. female (e.g.: a woman bus driver; a woman dentist); like a woman, womanly; of woman
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BREECHES — n. pants
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WEARING — I. ˈwer-iŋ adjective Date: 15th century : intended for wear wearing apparel II. adjective Date: 1811 : subjecting to or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WOMAN — ˈwō- or ˈwə- noun ( plural wom·en ˈwi-mən) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīfman, from wīf woman, wife + …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WOMAN — noun a female attendant or servant. 2. woman ·vt to make effeminate or womanish. 3. woman ·vt to furnish with, …
Webster English vocab
WEARING — noun that which is worn; clothes; garments. 2. wearing ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of wear. 3. wearing ·adj pertaining to, or …
Webster English vocab
BREECHES — noun ·pl trousers; pantaloons. 2. breeches ·noun ·pl a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.
Webster English vocab
BREECHES — ■ plural noun short trousers fastened just below the knee, now chiefly worn for riding or as part of ceremonial …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WOMAN — [wom.an] n, pl wom.en [ME, fr. OE wifman, fr. wif woman, wife + man human being, man] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WEARING — [wear.ing] adj (15c): intended for wear "~ apparel" [2]wearing adj (1811): subjecting to or inflicting wear; esp: causing fatigue "a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREECHES — breeches 'trousers' BrE AmE ˈbrɪtʃ ɪz ˈbriːtʃ-, -əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WOMAN
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREECHES — / ˈbrɪtʃɪz; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] short trousers / pants fastened just below the knee : a pair …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOMAN — wom ‧ an S1 W1 /ˈwʊmən/ BrE AmE noun ( plural women /ˈwɪmɪn/) [ Word Family: noun : ↑ woman …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEARING — wear ‧ ing /ˈweərɪŋ $ ˈwer-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ wear , ↑ underwear , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BREECHES — breech ‧ es /ˈbrɪtʃəz, ˈbrɪtʃɪz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] short trousers that fasten just below the knees: riding breeches
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WOMAN
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BREECHES — n.pl. (also pair of breeches sing.) 1 short trousers, esp. fastened below the knee, now used esp. for riding or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WOMAN
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BREECHES — n.pl. (also pair of breeches sing.) 1 short trousers, esp. fastened below the knee, now used esp. for riding or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WOMAN
Oxford English vocab
BREECHES — n.pl. (also pair of breeches sing.) 1. short trousers, esp. fastened below the knee, now used esp. for riding or …
Oxford English vocab
WOMAN — ( women) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A woman is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEARING — If you say that a situation or activity is wearing , you mean that it requires a lot of energy …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREECHES — Breeches are trousers which reach as far as your knees. ( OLD-FASHIONED ) ...riding breeches. N-PLURAL : also a pair …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREECHES — Breeches are trousers which reach as far as your knees. (OLD-FASHIONED) ...riding ~. N-PLURAL: also a pair of N
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WOMAN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a career woman (= one whose job is very important to her ) ▪ Career …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WEARING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES sb's patience is wearing thin (= they are becoming angry ) ▪ People's patience is …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BREECHES — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES knee breeches EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He was dressed neatly enough in grey breeches , …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WOMAN — [noun] [plural] women - an adult female human being"What's your new boss like?" "She seems to be a very nice …
Cambridge English vocab
WEARING — [adjective] - tiringLooking after three children all day is very wearing.I find conversation with her very wearing.
Cambridge English vocab
BREECHES — US britches [plural] [noun] - tight trousers that do not cover the whole of the legriding breeches
Cambridge English vocab
WOMAN — n. battered woman syndrome woman suffrage Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BREECHES — See: TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BREECHES.
Slang English vocab
BREECHES — To wear the breeches; a woman who governs her husband is said to wear the breeches.
Slang English vocab
WOMAN — n. fancy woman kept woman little woman old woman
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BREECHES — n. pl. 1. Small-clothes, knee-~. 2. Trousers, pantaloons.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
BREECHES — noun Breeches is used after these nouns: ↑ riding
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WOMAN
Longman Activator English vocab
WOMAN — n. 1 female, lady; girl Elvira was the first woman to be elected to the board 2 wife, spouse, bride, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BREECHES — See: TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BREECHES.
Словарь английских идиом
WOMAN
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEARING — прил. 1) предназначенный для носки wearing apparel ≈ одежда, платье 2) утомительный; неинтересный, нудный, пресный, скучный Syn : wearisome, tiresome …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BREECHES — сущ.; мн. 1) бриджи 2) разг. штаны, брюки Syn : pants 3) ягодицы Syn : buttocks употр. с гл. во …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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