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English verb: wear the trousers | |||
| 1. | wear the trousers (social) exercise authority or be in charge | ||
| Samples | Who is calling the shots in this house?. | ||
| Synonyms | call the shots, call the tune | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | command, control | ||
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