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wear the pants
idiom USinformal (UKwear the trousers)
(especially of a woman) to be the person in a relationship who is in control and who makes decisions for both people:
Brian may seem domineering, but it's Lisa that really wears the pants in that relationship.
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wear the pants | American Dictionary
wear the pants
idiom
to be the person in a relationship who makes the decisions:
Lisa certainly wears the pants in that family.
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