The woman wears the pants
这个女人是一家之长
千万不可翻译成“穿着长裤子的女人”.to wear the pants 源自以前的传统观点：只有男人说了算,也只有男人才能穿长裤,女人只能穿裙子.
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She has the best-paid job and she also wears the pants in the family
她不仅有一份收入极高的工作,而且在家里也是说一不二.
Study: Women Wear The Pants In Marriage
研究表明: 妇女在婚姻生活中说了算/妇女才是婚姻生活中的大佬.
Men may rule the world but women rule the roost, according a new study that shows women wield considerably more decision-making power than men within marriages.
最近的一个研究表明,男主外,女主内,在婚姻生活中,说了算的是女人,而不是男人.
