wear the trousers

Meaning

1. Oxford67% of films

   to be the person in a marriage or other relationship who makes most of the decisions

   Say, who wears the pants round here, H l?

   Okay

In the movies · 3

• Say, who wears the pants round here, H l?Raising Arizona1987
• OkayHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World2019
• Do all the women in America wear trousers?Michael Collins1996
• I'm incredibly anal, I'm neurotic as hell, and I wear overly tight trousers.Friends: The Reunion2021

Learn it in full scenes

• Friends: The Reunion2021
  • The Cast Returns to the Set
  • The Friends Cast Reunites On Stage
  • The Cast Reunites at the Fountain

From the same entry

• wear your heart on your sleeve
• wear thin
• if the shoe fits
• wear away
• wear down
• wear down
• wear off
• wear on
• wear out
• wear yourself out
• wear and tear
• the worse for wear