掌握权力，掌管家务：指在家庭或关系中拥有决策权或控制权。
exercise authority or be in charge
同义词： call the shots / call the tune
... enter the lists 挑[应]战,参加竞赛... wear the trousers 掌权当家 break the ice 打破沉默 ...
... wear tall paper hat戴高帽 wear the trousers一家之主 wear thick glasses戴着厚眼镜 ...
In China men usually wear the trousers at home.
在中国，男人通常是一家之主。
I never could find in my heart to let your father wear the trousers, and very glad I am now.
我不舍得让你爸爸穿这裤子，可现在我很高兴你能穿它了。
If you choose wisely, you will be able to wear the jacket and trousers as separates, which makes a careful wardrobe choice go a long way.
如果选择够明智，你还可以配穿不成套的夹克和裤子，这样，即使简单的衣橱也可以发挥很大作用。
During the French Revolution, Parisian women had requested the right to wear trousers and working-class revolutionaries became known as "sans-culottes" for wearing trousers instead of the silk-knee breeches preferred by the bourgeoisie.
They are also being forced to agree that they will not wear low-waisted trousers, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights says.
Wear the shoes without tights under your trousers for a flash of skin and make sure you apply lipstick browns from Bobbi Brown, pinks from Laura Mercier and reds from Nars.