wear the trousers | Idiomator

Meaning: (British,idiomatic)(typically of awoman)To be thedominantpartnerin arelationship.Synonyms:rule the roost,wear the breeches,(US)wear the pants1987, Martin L. Gore, “Never Let Me Down Again”, inMusic for the Masses, performed by Depeche Mode:As long as I remember who'swearing the trousers/ I hope he never lets me down again1988, John Rowan, Windy Dryden,Innovative Therapy in Britain, page246:His motherwore the trousers, and father, a gentle man who worked in local government, was not ambitious enough for her.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seewear,‎trouser.

Examples:

EN: You wear the trousers, eh, buster?
ES: ¿Tú llevas los pantalones, eh, amiguito?
EN: Never let her wear the trousers, sir, you'll regret it for the rest of your life.
ES: ¡No dejen pasar esta oportunidad! ¡No verán nunca algo así!
EN: The first one reads: "Do not let your wife wear the trousers.
ES: El primero dice: "No dejes que tu mujer lleve los pantalones.
EN: She wishes to wear the trousers. Yes.
ES: - Quiere llevar los pantalones.
EN: I used to think I married the head of the King family, but now, I'm beginning to wonder who does wear the trousers on this farm, you or Hetty.
ES: Solía pensar que me había casado con la cabeza de la famila King, pero... ahora me pregunto quién usa los pantalones en esta granja. ¿Tú o Hetty?
EN: She can't wear the trousers now!
ES: Ella ya no podrá llevar los pantalones.
EN: They like to wear the trousers where money's concerned.
ES: Les gusta llevar los pantalones en cuanto se trata de dinero.
EN: Once they start to wear the trousers,... then they'll want... everything else!
ES: Cuando empiecen a llevar los pantalones... lo querrán... ¡todo!
EN: It's time to wear the trousers and behave like real men.
ES: Es hora de ponernos los pantalones y comportarnos como verdaderos hombres.
ID: Saatnya mengambil kendali dan bersikap seperti pria sejati.
EN: - I wear the trousers, don't forget.
ES: - Yo llevo pantalones, no lo olvides.
ID: - Aku yang dominan, jangan lupa.
EN: Come on, wear the trousers, don't catch a cold.
ID: Ayo, pakai celananya, jangan sampai terserang flu.
EN: You wear the trousers in this relationship and I'm meant to be the fucking man.
ID: Kau yang hebat dalam hubungan ini dan aku hanyalah manusia bodoh.
EN: In a collab with Little Mix 'Power', he raps "You can be a woman and a boss and wear the trousers at the same time."
TE: ఏదేమైనా, స్త్రీవాద సువార్తను వ్యాప్తి చేయడం ద్వారా స్టార్మ్జీ సంతోషంగా కనిపిస్తాడు, 'మీరు ఒక మహిళ మరియు యజమాని కావచ్చు మరియు అదే సమయంలో ప్యాంటు ధరించవచ్చు' అని రాప్ చేస్తున్నారు.
EN: She's talking about who would wear the trousers in the relationship?
TE: ఆమె మాట్లాడుతూ. . రాముడిపై అలాంటి కామెంట్స్ చేయడానికి అతను ఎవరు?

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