wear the trousers wear ship • wear thin · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · wear the trousers · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 17 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) exercise authority or be in charge. Synonyms: call the shots, call the tune, wear the trousers. Example: "Who is calling the shots in this house?." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · call the shots · · Synonym 1 call the tune · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 w latin small letter w U+0077