who wears the trousers?



who wears the trousers?

Who is in charge of this situation? Typically used to describe who has more power in a relationship or household, with "trousers" denoting masculine authority, as women traditionally wore skirts throughout history. She won't let you go out with me tonight? Who wears the trousers in your relationship, man?
See also: wear, who

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arwyn-Welsh
SjarelSHAH-rəlLimburgish
HƯƠNg-Vietnamese
Rustam-Kazakh, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Tajik
Bertoldo-Italian
Cuthberht-Anglo-Saxon