WEAR THE TROUSERS

Meaning of WEAR THE TROUSERS in English

informal

be the dominant partner in a relationship.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

WEAR THE TROUSERS — or wear the pants phrasal to have the controlling authority in a household
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WEAR THE TROUSERS — phrasal or wear the pants : to have the controlling authority in a household
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEAR THE TROUSERS — be the authority, be in control (about a woman, usually regarding her relationship with her male partner)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WEAR THE TROUSERS — or wear the pants : to have the controlling authority in a household
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEAR THE TROUSERS — or wear the pants : to have the controlling authority in a household
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WEAR THE TROUSERS — ( BrE ) ( NAmE wear the ˈpants ) (often disapproving ) ( especially of a woman ) to be …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAR THE TROUSERS — see wear
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAR THE TROUSERS — see wear
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WEAR THE TROUSERS — = wear the pants
Slang English vocab
WEAR THE TROUSERS — See ↑ CONTROL/NOT CONTROL 1
Longman Activator English vocab
WEAR THE TROUSERS — v. phr. , informal To have a man's authority; be the boss of a family or household. Mr. Wilson is …
American Idioms English vocabulary
WEAR THE TROUSERS — верховодить в доме, обладать мужским характером
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WEAR THE TROUSERS — верховодить в доме, обладать мужским характером
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WEAR THE TROUSERS — expr infml esp BrE Who wears the trousers in your house, you or your wife? — Кто командует в вашем доме, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
WEAR THE TROUSERS — expr infml esp BrE Who wears the trousers in your house, you or your wife? — Кто командует в вашем …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
WEAR THE TROUSERS — wear the trousers expr infml esp BrE Who wears the trousers in your house, you or your wife? Кто командует …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
WEAR THE TROUSERS — Who wears the trousers in your house, you or your wife? — Кто командует в вашем доме, ты или твоя …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
TROUSERS — pantalon
English interlingue dictionary
TROUSERS — karsones;saluwal
English-Visayan vocabulary
WEAR — I. ˈwa(a)](ə)r, ˈwe], ]ə verb ( wore ˈwō(ə)r, ˈwȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) ; worn ˈwō(ə)rn, ˈwȯ(ə)rn, -ōən, -ȯ(ə)n ; or nonstandard …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TROUSERS — -zə(r)z noun plural Etymology: alteration (influenced by -ers as in drawers ) of trouse, from Scottish Gaelic triubhas, probably from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TROUSERS — (n. pl.) A garment worn by men and boys, extending from the waist to the knee or to the ankle, …
Английский словарь Webster
TROUSERS — ( n. pl. ) A garment worn by men and boys, extending from the waist to the knee or to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAR — — wearer , n. /wair/ , v. , wore, worn, wearing , n. v.t. 1. to carry or have on …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TROUSERS — — trouserless , adj. /trow"zeuhrz/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. ) 1. Sometimes, trouser . Also called …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAR — I. ˈwer verb ( wore ˈwȯr ; worn ˈwȯrn ; wear·ing ) Etymology: Middle English weren, from Old English werian; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEAR — noun ·same·as weir. 2. wear ·vt to form or shape by, or as by, attrition. 3. wear ·noun the thing …
Webster English vocab
WEAR — the removal of material from a solid surface as a result of mechanical action exerted by another solid. Wear chiefly …
Britannica English vocabulary
TROUSERS — also spelled Trowsers, an outer garment covering the lower half of the body from the waist to the ankles and …
Britannica English vocabulary
TROUSERS — trousers BrE AmE ˈtraʊz əz !!-ɪz AmE \ - ə rz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WEAR — / weə(r); NAmE wer/ verb , noun ■ verb ( wore / wɔː(r); NAmE / worn / wɔːn; NAmE wɔːrn/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TROUSERS — / ˈtraʊzəz; NAmE -zərz/ ( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually pants ) noun [ pl. ] a piece of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAR — I. wear 1 S1 W1 /weə $ wer/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense wore /wɔː $ wɔːr/, past participle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TROUSERS — trou ‧ sers S2 /ˈtraʊzəz $ -ərz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] especially British English [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: trouse …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEAR — v. & n. --v. (past wore; past part. worn) 1 tr. have on one's person as clothing or an ornament …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TROUSERS — n.pl. 1 an outer garment reaching from the waist usu. to the ankles, divided into two parts to cover the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WEAR — v. & n. v. (past wore; past part. worn) 1 tr. have on one's person as clothing or an ornament …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TROUSERS — n.pl. 1 an outer garment reaching from the waist usu. to the ankles, divided into two parts to cover the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WEAR — 1. v. & n. --v. (past wore; past part. worn) 1. tr. have on one's person as clothing or an …
Oxford English vocab
TROUSERS — n.pl. 1. an outer garment reaching from the waist usu. to the ankles, divided into two parts to cover the …
Oxford English vocab
WEAR — ( wears, wearing, wore, worn) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TROUSERS — Note: The form 'trouser' is used as a modifier. 1. Trousers are a piece of clothing that you wear over …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TROUSERS — Note: The form 'trouser' is used as a modifier. 1. Trousers are a piece of clothing that you wear over …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WEAR — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an effect wears off (= gradually stops ) ▪ The effect of the anaesthetic …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TROUSERS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES drainpipe trousers kickflare trousers oilskin coat/jacket/trousers etc pair of trousers/scissors/glasses etc ▪ two pairs of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TROUSERS — US usually and ANZ also pants [plural] [noun] - a piece of clothing that covers the lower part of the …
Cambridge English vocab
TROUSERS — See: WEAR THE TROUSERS.
Slang English vocab
TROUSERS — noun (esp. BrE ) ⇨ See also ↑ pants ADJECTIVE ▪ long , short ( BrE ) ▪ I was …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TROUSERS — • ↑ wear the trousers
Longman Activator English vocab
WEAR
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TROUSERS — n. 25B6; plural noun SLACKS, chinos, jeans; N. Amer. pants; Brit. informal trews, strides, kecks, breeches; Austral. informal daks. See …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TROUSERS — See: WEAR THE TROUSERS.
Словарь английских идиом
WEAR — I 1. сущ. 1) ношение, носка (одежды) this is now in wear ≈ это теперь носят a dress for summer …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TROUSERS — сущ.; мн. брюки, штаны; шаровары to button up one's trousers ≈ застегивать брюки (застежку на пуговицах) to put on trousers …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEAR — wear.ogg _I 1. weə n 1. ношение, носка ( одежды ) in wear - а) находящийся в носке, надеваемый; the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TROUSERS — trousers.ogg ʹtraʋzəz n употр. с гл. во мн. ч. 1> брюки; штаны skiing trousers - лыжные брюки 2> шаровары to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WEAR — 1) износ; изнашивание; истирание; срабатывание || изнашиваться; истираться; срабатываться 2) одежда • wear and tear — 1. износ 2. амортизация; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TROUSERS — брюки - fall trousers - hopsack trousers - jean construction trousers - jogging trousers - no pleat trousers - one …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WEAR — 1) износ; изнашивание; истирание; срабатывание || изнашиваться; истираться; срабатываться 2) одежда • wear and tear — 1. износ 2. амортизация; wear by roll formation …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
TROUSERS — брюки - fall trousers - hopsack trousers - jean construction trousers - jogging trousers - no pleat trousers - one pleat trousers - peg-top trousers
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WEAR — 1) изнашивать 2) износ 3) износить 4) износостойкость 5) истирание 6) снашивание 7) сработанность • to adjust for wear — регулировать по мере износа comparative wear resistance — относительная …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WEAR — I wear сущ.1) ношение, носка (одежды) this is now in wear — это теперь носят a dress for summer wear …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TROUSERS — trousers сущ.; мн. ч.брюки, штаны; шаровары to button up one's trousers — застегивать брюки (застежку на пуговицах) to put on …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WEAR — _I 1. weə n 1. ношение, носка ( одежды ) in wear - а) находящийся в носке, надеваемый; the coat …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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