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Nan why do they make him wear the trousers like?

He was wearing the trousers of the suit, and their pockets were turned out also.

Usually he wore the trousers only, and the top half of his body became tanned deep brown.

David thinks he wears the trousers and she is prepared to think that to an extent.

I'd like to take a bet on it that the mother wears the trousers.'

He was still wearing the trousers and boots.

Yes, the barbarians wore the trousers in London now.

I never could find in my heart to let your father wear the trousers, and very glad I am now."

Her parents had kidded her about the saying that she would obviously wear the trousers in the family.

But I wouldn't wear the trousers or the hat!'

She had refused to wear the trousers.

The newest twist is wearing the trousers backward.

Stuart was wearing the trousers of his work suit, but he'd changed his shirt, and he had an apron over the top.

Darvill stated of the couple's marriage that Amy will always "wear the trousers".

Even so, a person witnessing such an event (especially if he or she were wearing the trousers) would likely describe the event as an explosion.

Mr. Verbinski knows who wears the trousers in his trilogy.

'There's no doubt who'll wear the trousers in that house,' said one elderly lady watching with amusement.

There were two reviews by Wears the Trousers Magazine.

There must surely be a man out there who doesn't mind a woman who wears the trousers.

Meanwhile the coat becomes older and older, and he hardly dares to wear the trousers.

Finally Marks imagines a space age future where women dress in leather and (in the context of the sexes) also wear the trousers.

Male wears the trousers.

We are a blogging power-couple, and I need her to know I wear the trousers."

In her wake came the likes of Chrissie Hynde, who found it easier just to wear the trousers.

He wore the trousers of an officer's dress uniform, but he had taken off the blouse with the insignia of his rank.

I had to show her who was wearing the pants in our family.

I wear the pants; they help me do the dance.

I used to think my dad wore the pants in the family.

From now on, I am going to wear the pants around here, quite literally.

"It's not about the company, but the people who wear the pants."

But will that message also make them want to be seen wearing the pants on a date?

"I wonder who wears the pants at home, in their private lives."

It took all his courage to wear the pants, too.

Perhaps if anyone wore the pants around here, Martha thought, it was the wife.

That they will stop worrying about who wears the pants.

"I think we learned tonight that nobody wears the pants in this family."

People may have forgotten what a big deal it was when women started to "wear the pants in the family" along with the men.

They just saw it as who wears the pants in the family."

Actually," he said after a moment, "the boys say she's the one who wears the pants in that family.

She was still wearing the pants and blouse she'd worn home from the hospital.

He hadn't always let Kay wear the pants in the family.

Americans like to see women who wear the pants be beaten up and humiliated.

Lynn - 28 days ago If he only knew where the wearing the pants below your butt came from!

They are actually still wearing the pants that fall down and you have to have one hand to hold them up.

But here's the hard part about wearing the pants, Anita, it means you get to make the tough decisions.

On screen, Dietrich wore the pants in many of the relationships.

You're wearing the pants now, so save the sugar for him."

Other than that, I say leg-wrestling is the only way to show a man who wears the pants.

Wearing the pants off the waist is a total lack of self-respect.

This was their first day wearing the pants with leather on the inseam.