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wore the trousers

wore the trousers is the simple past 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.

Questions about wore the trousers

What is wore the trousers the simple past of?
Wore the trousers is the simple past of wear the trousers.

Words near wore the trousers in the dictionary

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

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