wear the trousers



wear the trousers

  (British, American & Australian humorous) also wear the pants (American & Australian humorous)
to be the person in a relationship who makes all the important decisions I don't think there's any doubt about who wears the trousers in their house.
See also: trouser, wear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Leonalee-O-nə (English), LE-o-nah (German)English, German
Athanasiusath-ə-NAY-shəs (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
ChelseaCHEL-seeEnglish
Alexaə-LEK-səEnglish
Eugenijus-Lithuanian
Sang-Hunsahng-hoonKorean