idiomUKinformal(USwear the pants)(especiallyof a woman) to be thepersonin arelationshipwho is incontroland who makesdecisionsfor bothpeople:(尤指女性)掌权当家,占主导地位Blake mayseembossy, but it's Lisa that reallywearsthetrousersin thatrelationship.布赖恩可能看起来比较专横,但我告诉你,他们两个中真正说了算的是莉萨。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesControlling and being in charge
aggrandize
assume
assumption
authoritative
authoritatively
commanding
dictate
guiding principle
harness
have (got)someoneby the short and curliesidiom
havesomeoneby the ballsidiom
havesomeoneeating out ofyourhandidiom
helm
override
plenipotentiary
police
policing
possess
power play
skipper
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