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wear the trousers

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  • verb UK To be the dominant partner in a relationship.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb exercise authority or be in charge

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. rule the roost

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. command
  2. control

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