trouser : Idioms & Phrases


bellbottom trousers

  • noun trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s
    bell-bottoms; bellbottom pants.
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long trousers

  • noun trousers reaching to the foot
    long pants.
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trouser clip

  • noun a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain
    bicycle clip.
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trouser cuff

  • noun a cuff on the bottoms of trouser legs
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trouser leg

  • noun the leg of a pair of trousers
    pant leg.
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trouser press

  • noun a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out
    pants presser.
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wear the trousers

  • verb exercise authority or be in charge
    call the tune; call the shots.
    • Who is calling the shots in this house?
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