wear the trousers
Example Sentences
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"I like to wear the trousers at work, while she wears them in the relationship," Sean says, admitting that giving up some of the limelight in office has been hard.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2019
It was awfully pretty — and his bride did wear the trousers — as were Giambattista Valli’s trademark little lace 1960s dresses embroidered in three-dimensional peonies, black bows and rhinestones.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2018
I'd wear the trousers and jacket far more fitted, but other than that it's a good look.
From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2012
Meanwhile the coat becomes older and older, and he hardly dares to wear the trousers.
From The Voyage Out by Woolf, Virginia
Unfortunately, they were much too small, and it was a very lucky man who could wear the trousers he was given.
From A Kut Prisoner by Bishop, H. C. W.
