On 11/29/2021 3:33 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article <
1d953b67-aa5f-4a5d...@googlegroups.com>,
>
lar3...@gmail.com says...
>>
>> I don't hear it much any more, but the phrase 'wears the pants", as
>> evident in phrases such as:
>> "Who wears the pants in that family?", or
>> "She wears the pants in that relationship."
>> used to be quite common.
>
>> It made me wonder what the BrE equivalent would be, since 'pants' has
>> (I believe) an entirely different meaning than 'trousers'.
>
> In Br E usage, pants are underwear, but we recognise Americans wear
> pants under and over their pants.