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wears the trousers

wears the trousers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wear the trousers.

Meaning of wear the trousers

Verb

wear the trousers (third-person singular simple present wears the trousers, present participle wearing the trousers, simple past wore the trousers, past participle worn the trousers)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) Typically of a woman, to be the dominant partner in a relationship.
    • As long as I remember who's wearing the trousers / I hope he never lets me down again1987, Martin L. Gore, “Never Let Me Down Again”, in Music for the Masses, performed by Depeche Mode
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wear, trouser.

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Wears the trousers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wear the trousers.

Words near wears the trousers in the dictionary

  1. wears rose-colored glasses
  2. wears sackcloth and ashes
  3. wears something on one's sleeve
  4. wears the breeches
  5. wears the pants
  6. wears the trousers
  7. wears thin
  8. wears through
  9. wears too many hats
  10. wears up
  11. wears yellow stockings

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