noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
drainpipe trousers
kickflare trousers
oilskin coat/jacket/trousers etc
pair of trousers/scissors/glasses etc
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two pairs of jeans
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a pair of black tights
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
baggy
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The modern femmefatale in baggy trousers , sloppy T-shirts and Doc Martens.
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Here and there sat groups of army officers in baggy trousers and boots, with enamel medals on their chests.
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They wore baggy jackets and trousers , and heavy boots.
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The tramp clown is the one that usually appears in a circus with baggy trousers and overlarge shoes.
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You remember that he was wearing baggy trousers like a bear's legs?
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He wore white, baggy trousers which billowed like silken sails and red, high-heeled, velvet slippers with ornately curled toes.
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He had on what you'd now call a yuppie look - baggy trousers and braces.
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He was carefully not displaying his cigarette holder and wore a floppy khaki drill jacket and baggy trousers of the same material.
black
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His black trousers were held together by safety-pins, paperclips and needles.
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Some combined a fatigue shirt with black pajama trousers rolled up to the knees.
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He was not now in a tight black jacket, with silver trimmings on black trousers .
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He was dressed in simple black trousers and a striped shirt.
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She wore black trousers and a jeans jacket.
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He was particularly smartly dressed in black trousers and waistcoat, white shirt and red bow-tie.
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He was wearing black trousers and a beautiful white shirt.
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I wore a black beret, black leather jacket and black corduroy trousers .
blue
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His blue serge trousers were too heavy for this weather.
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Over the back of a chair was slung a black-and-tan check jacket which would look wrong with the blue trousers .
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He was wearing blue trousers and little white socks.
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Carlo is wearing a large, double-breasted linen jacket and non-matching royal blue linen trousers over a slate-grey T-shirt and stone shirt.
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He dressed casually in a red golfing sweater, pale blue trousers , and deceptively ordinary-looking hand-made shoes.
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The old light blue trousers with white leg stripes could be worn with both the four-pocket blue blouse and the khaki version.
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He was six feet two, and wore dark blue trousers with a blue and white striped shirt.
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It was all a big mystery to me, we were made to wear blue ties, white shirts and blue trousers .
brown
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He wore a black shirt and brown trousers during the two-minute hearing at South Sefton Magistrates' court.
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Uniform Little Bees wear a blue shirt and brown trousers .
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Do you think brown velvet trousers is going too far?
dark
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Then Miguel himself came round the corner of the villa, dressed in a white open-necked shirt and dark fitted trousers .
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He was wearing dark trousers and a blue serge shirt with a yoke across the front.
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He was smartly dressed in a white shirt and dark trousers .
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He looked attractive, she thought, in the dark trousers and the white short-sleeved shirt.
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He was six feet two, and wore dark blue trousers with a blue and white striped shirt.
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She took his belt, unbuckled it, undid the top stud and his zip, and pulled the dark trousers down.
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He was wearing an open neck designer type long sleeve shirt and dark trousers .
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He was a thin lad, dressed in dark short trousers and a grey pullover.
flared
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This was in the heady days of 1978, when I first lost my leg, when very flared trousers were in.
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Often she wore platform heels and flared trousers .
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Then, it was granted to a special breed of psychopath with a penchant for leather jackets and flared trousers .
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I found myself making cat suits with flared trousers .
green
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The thought stimulated her into springing out of bed, showering hastily, and dressing in her warm green trousers and top.
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He was wearing a green jumper and green trousers .
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Dark green jacket and trousers , and a hard hat.
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Willie eyed Tom's green trousers .
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He was wearing a black leather bomber-type jacket, a grey shirt with white stripes, green trousers and light tan shoes.
grey
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Both were wearing grey flannel trousers and pale beige or fawn linen jackets.
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He still wore the grey flannel trousers , white shirt and maroon pullover of his school, but his feet were bare.
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He wore a black jersey and grey trousers , and his dark brown hair was slightly ruffled.
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A tiny pile of dust debris was collected beside his knee, and some had stained the material of his grey trousers .
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Willie's grey trousers seemed more crumpled than ever, but with the braces attached to them they at least felt comfortable.
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The very unattractive grey flannel trousers , who could guess at the legs they hid?
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Her hand stilled, and she raised her eyes to see grey trousers close to her shoulder.
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He was dressed neatly in grey flannel trousers , jacket and blue striped shirt, his hair still glistening from the shower.
khaki
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The doctor was cutting away the top part of his khaki trousers , and spoke to him reassuringly.
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As in the photographs, his white shirt and khaki trousers are so well pressed that he looks like a military officer.
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He was wearing a brown knitted jumper and khaki trousers .
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School uniform was always worn, which for the boys meant khaki shirts and trousers .
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Uniform Brownies wear a long-sleeved khaki shirt, trousers and a yellow tie.
light
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The old light blue trousers with white leg stripes could be worn with both the four-pocket blue blouse and the khaki version.
long
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They were real grown-up long trousers exactly like those worn by the boys at the big school.
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As long as those trousers were still in circulation, I felt sure there was nothing to worry about.
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Khaki shorts replaced by abrasive long trousers for the evening.
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Mr X has long trousers whilst Boy has shorter ones.
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I sat by myself on the train leaving Berwick: six years old in long trousers .
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Even in long trousers and polished shoes and a brand-new bomber jacket, he looked much younger than his nine years.
loose
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While most designers showed looser fitting wide trousers and longer jackets with padded shoulders, there was a body conscious element.
old
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Flaubert's housekeeper made Julio a coat out of an old pair of trousers .
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The old light blue trousers with white leg stripes could be worn with both the four-pocket blue blouse and the khaki version.
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We met a man wearing 17-year-\#old trousers , and children clad in shredded shirts.
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He was wearing old plaid trousers , over-large and loose as pantaloons, and tied at the ankles with string.
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He was wearing old corduroy trousers and an open-necked brown shirt.
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I sat by myself on the train leaving Berwick: six years old in long trousers .
short
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It happened twenty years ago, when you were still in short trousers .
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According to Dotty, Fairchild, while still in short trousers , had played Slightly in the Scala production of 1922.
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According to Crilly, Perry was the last kid in school to wear short trousers .
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He was a thin lad, dressed in dark short trousers and a grey pullover.
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James in short trousers and a blazer.
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Zowie Bowie, David Bowie's son, changed his name to plain old Joe as soon as he was out of short trousers .
tight
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And his clothes were new too, a denim suit with very tight trousers and pointed boots.
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They were dark-skinned and wore tight trousers .
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He watched with interest a young girl in front of him in tight trousers .
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For women, tight trousers and top or a leotard or swimsuit; for men, swimming trunks would be ideal.
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And a number of long-haired young men, with leather jackets, tight trousers and snakeskin boots, bustled into the restaurant.
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And it gave a whole new meaning to tight trousers !
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The men had taken off their stiff collars, but were still uncomfortable in waistcoats and tight trousers and big boots.
wearing
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He was wearing trousers but his chest was bare.
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She was wearing trousers to church!
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At that time no one was wearing peg trousers .
white
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He was lying face downwards in the shadow of the short diving-board, fully dressed in a blazer and white linen trousers .
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Frank sits on a railing, white trousers , shirt and tie, straw hat, eyes squinted against the sun.
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He was wearing white flannel trousers and a white shirt with a cravat at his neck.
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The white coat was worn with white trousers , without additional white stripes.
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The dark-haired child was wearing a white woollen coat, white trousers and a blue peaked hat.
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He was dressed casually in narrow white trousers and a white short-sleeved shirt and Ruth knew the shirt would be silk.
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She put on white trousers and a long, sage-green tunic top.
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He might just as well have stipulated long white trousers .
■ NOUN
corduroy
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Of course, Ramon wore corduroy trousers , filthy with paint.
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With his highly polished boots and gaiters, corduroy trousers and tweed jacket, he looked the epitome of authority.
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He was wearing old corduroy trousers and an open-necked brown shirt.
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He would arrive with scraps of fabric dropping from his waistcoat, bits of lining from his corduroy trousers .
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You can't see whether they really have gone or not because of his corduroy trousers .
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He wore washed-out, balding corduroy trousers wrinkled with their own tightness.
cotton
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Centre, from left: Navy/white top £32.50, Burberry. Cotton trousers £8.99, Hennes.
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Black cotton trousers , a black tunic, a black quilted coat, a balaclava that was padded.
flannel
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Ken was in his usual attire of raincoat over flannel trousers .
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He stood barefoot in his flannel trousers and pajama tops, studying their moves.
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Both were wearing grey flannel trousers and pale beige or fawn linen jackets.
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He was wearing white flannel trousers and a white shirt with a cravat at his neck.
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He still wore the grey flannel trousers , white shirt and maroon pullover of his school, but his feet were bare.
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The very unattractive grey flannel trousers , who could guess at the legs they hid?
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Max in gray flannel trousers and gray brawny pullover.
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He was dressed neatly in grey flannel trousers , jacket and blue striped shirt, his hair still glistening from the shower.
leather
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I like girls in leather trousers .
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I like the leather trousers look.
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Nigel sported pink sunglasses, pink-striped T-shirt, leather trousers and winkle pickers.
pyjama
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He undid the cord of the pyjama trousers .
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She heard the rustle of him pulling down his pyjama trousers and then she smelled the warm male scent of him.
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He was wearing a pair of crumpled pyjama trousers , tied at the waist with a white cord.
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Willie dressed and helped Tom wash his sheets and pyjama trousers .
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She was sitting up in bed, a book open on her knees, looking at him standing in his pyjama trousers .
■ VERB
dress
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She was dressed in trousers and a trenchcoat and had a mane of fair hair beneath a tight-fitting beret.
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He was dressed in bright floppy trousers , tightened at the ankle with embroidery, and an embroidered vest laced with silver.
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He was particularly smartly dressed in black trousers and waistcoat, white shirt and red bow-tie.
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He was dressed in simple black trousers and a striped shirt.
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He was dressed in checked golfing trousers , cowboy boots and a cowboy hat.
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He was a thin lad, dressed in dark short trousers and a grey pullover.
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Soon the boy was clean and tidy, and dressed in shirt, trousers and shoes.
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He was dressed in grey flannel trousers and a tweed sporting jacket that came down to his knees.
drop
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It being, of course, not the done thing to drop your trousers in public.
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This entailed either groping her or standing in front of her and dropping his trousers .
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She watched him unfasten his belt, and drop his trousers .
pull
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He pulls on the uniform trousers .
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He pulled his trousers back up and buttoned his fly.
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Then one of the chimps, Judy, tried to pull Frank's trousers off.
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Jamie was already pulling on his trousers .
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Jane pulled on her trousers and tied the drawstring.
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He didn't know why she was screaming - he'd pulled his trousers up long ago.
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She heard the rustle of him pulling down his pyjama trousers and then she smelled the warm male scent of him.
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He also said Mr Reid himself would often grope another male resident who needed help in pulling on his trousers .
put
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Margaret put some light trousers on him.
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She put on white trousers and a long, sage-green tunic top.
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Come here, put a pair of trousers on or something.
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All night ticket collectors came with torches, and they were followed by police who demanded that I put on proper trousers .
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The corporal and the airmen first put on some trousers and literally threw themselves down the brae to meet the girls.
wear
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She had short dark hair, wore well-cut trousers , a green country jacket and long, mud-splashed boots.
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He wore tight-fitting orange trousers and enormous tinted glasses with heavy black frames.
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Both were wearing grey flannel trousers and pale beige or fawn linen jackets.
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He was wearing dark trousers and a blue serge shirt with a yoke across the front.
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He was wearing white flannel trousers and a white shirt with a cravat at his neck.
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He still wore the grey flannel trousers , white shirt and maroon pullover of his school, but his feet were bare.
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He was wearing black trousers and a beautiful white shirt.
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I might wear trousers or, at the moment, a pair of loose-fitting ski-type pants.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
catch sb with their pants/trousers down
roll your sleeves/trousers etc up
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Boss Peter Wheeler conceives the cars, tests them himself and even rolls his sleeves up to help design them.
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In the second half, the Cherry and Whites rolled their sleeves up and got stuck in.
wear the trousers
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I think you should talk to Pat - she's the one who wears the trousers in that household.
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And contrary to popular belief, we don't want to wear the trousers at home.
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In her wake came the likes of Chrissie Hynde, who found it easier just to wear the trousers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Carlo is wearing a large, double-breasted linen jacket and non-matching royal blue linen trousers over a slate-grey T-shirt and stone shirt.
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He won't have a woman in the shop if she's got trousers on her and he sees her.
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I may be killed for saying this but I suspect the new Focus will be all marketing and no trousers .
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I watched Claude stuff himself into his trousers .
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If you want to buy a flamboyant pair of trousers , go ahead!
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She blushed charmingly and held her trousers tip with her right hand.
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The wind struck my face, got into my sleeves, under my collar, up the legs of my trousers .