wearing the trousers

wearing the trousers
Meaning
Being in charge.
Origin
It especially refers to women who are dominant over their husbands. In days of yore at least, men were supposed to be both the dominant force in the family and be the only family member to wear trousers. Thus a woman who wore trousers was considered to be in domineering.

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