Hence the phrase, said of a wife, to wear the breeches (breech obsolete): to assume the authority of the husband; to rule, be ‘master’.
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > be or become married woman [verb (intransitive)] > act as a wife > domineer over husband (3) to wear the breeches1568 Hence the phrase, said of a wife, to wear the breeches (breech obsolete): to assume the authority of the husband; to rule, be ‘master’. to wear the trousers1864 colloquial (chiefly British). to wear the trousers: to be the dominant member of a household, relationship, partnership, etc. Also in extended… to wear (also put on) the pants1898 to wear (also put on) the pants: to be the dominant member of a household, relationship, partnership, etc. Cf. to wear the trousers at trousers, n.… |
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