wear the trousers

1. 1.

   exercise authority or be in charge

   “Who is calling the shots in this house?”

   Synonymscall the shotscall the tune

   Broadercontrol

Questions about wear the trousers

What does wear the trousers mean?

wear the trousers means "exercise authority or be in charge".

What is another word for wear the trousers?

Close synonyms include call the shots, call the tune. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wear the trousers a common word?