noun
1 ( BrE ) for holding stockings up
SUSPENDER + NOUN
▪ belt
PHRASES
▪ stockings and ~s
2 suspenders ( AmE ) for holding trousers/pants up ⇨ See also braces
SUSPENDERS + VERB
▪ hold sth up
▪
The ~s held up his trousers.
noun
1 ( BrE ) for holding stockings up
SUSPENDER + NOUN
▪ belt
PHRASES
▪ stockings and ~s
2 suspenders ( AmE ) for holding trousers/pants up ⇨ See also braces
SUSPENDERS + VERB
▪ hold sth up
▪
The ~s held up his trousers.
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний . 2012