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- US Pronunciation
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- [wair stressed th ee pants]
- /wɛər stressed ði pænts/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [wair stressed th ee pants]
- /wɛər stressed ði pænts/
Definitions of wear the pants words
- noun wear the pants trousers (def 1). 1
- noun wear the pants underpants, especially for women and children; panties. 1
- noun wear the pants British. men's underpants, especially long drawers. 1
- idioms wear the pants wear the pants, to have the dominant role; be in charge: I guess we know who wears the pants in that family. 1
- noun wear the pants to have the greatest authority in a family 0
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Origin of wear the pants
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; short for pantaloons
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Wear the pants
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wear the pants popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wear the pants usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wear the pants
verb wear the pants
- crack the whip — to assert one's authority, esp to put people under pressure to work harder
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