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A: "Books don't grow on trees."
B: "Oh, well, technically, yes, they do."
B:" They're made of paper. "
A: "Sarcasm, Owen
is that really the weapon you're reaching for?"
A: As deputy library monitor, I have banned you from my library.
B: How tragic that you're forced to threaten me with this undeserved authority.
A: How tragic for the world of bibliography that you even exist.
C: Causing trouble AGAIN, Owen?
B: That... I...
D: I think we know who wears the long trousers there.
"i think we know who wear the long trousers there"
What does this mean? Any ideas? How to use it?
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A: "Books don't grow on trees."
B: "Oh, well, technically, yes, they do."
B:" They're made of paper. "
A: "Sarcasm, Owen
is that really the weapon you're reaching for?"
A: As deputy library monitor, I have banned you from my library.
B: How tragic that you're forced to threaten me with this undeserved authority.
A: How tragic for the world of bibliography that you even exist.
C: Causing trouble AGAIN, Owen?
B: That... I...
D: I think we know who wears the long trousers there.
"i think we know who wear the long trousers there"
What does this mean? Any ideas? How to use it?
https://subsaga.com/bbc/childrens/4-o-clock-club/series-6/
meaning meaning-in-context phrase-usage
asked Dec 9 at 9:58
Falona Dolfa
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put on hold as off-topic by Janus Bahs Jacquet, Mark Beadles, Jason Bassford, RaceYouAnytime, Chenmunka yesterday
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A: "Books don't grow on trees."
B: "Oh, well, technically, yes, they do."
B:" They're made of paper. "
A: "Sarcasm, Owen
is that really the weapon you're reaching for?"
A: As deputy library monitor, I have banned you from my library.
B: How tragic that you're forced to threaten me with this undeserved authority.
A: How tragic for the world of bibliography that you even exist.
C: Causing trouble AGAIN, Owen?
B: That... I...
D: I think we know who wears the long trousers there.
"i think we know who wear the long trousers there"
What does this mean? Any ideas? How to use it?
https://subsaga.com/bbc/childrens/4-o-clock-club/series-6/
meaning meaning-in-context phrase-usage
asked Dec 9 at 9:58
Falona Dolfa
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A: "Books don't grow on trees."
B: "Oh, well, technically, yes, they do."
B:" They're made of paper. "
A: "Sarcasm, Owen
is that really the weapon you're reaching for?"
A: As deputy library monitor, I have banned you from my library.
B: How tragic that you're forced to threaten me with this undeserved authority.
A: How tragic for the world of bibliography that you even exist.
C: Causing trouble AGAIN, Owen?
B: That... I...
D: I think we know who wears the long trousers there.
"i think we know who wear the long trousers there"
What does this mean? Any ideas? How to use it?
https://subsaga.com/bbc/childrens/4-o-clock-club/series-6/
meaning meaning-in-context phrase-usage
meaning meaning-in-context phrase-usage
asked Dec 9 at 9:58
Falona Dolfa
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asked Dec 9 at 9:58
Falona Dolfa
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asked Dec 9 at 9:58
Falona Dolfa
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asked Dec 9 at 9:58
Falona Dolfa
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asked Dec 9 at 9:58
Falona Dolfa
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In England, in the past, schoolboys would wear short trousers until a certain age, then would be allowed to wear long trousers. So "long trousers" would be a sign that one was "grown up". Thus, "who wears the long trousers" means "which of them is more mature".
in long trousers
(as postmodifying phrase) in a more mature, developed, sophisticated, etc., form.
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In England, in the past, schoolboys would wear short trousers until a certain age, then would be allowed to wear long trousers. So "long trousers" would be a sign that one was "grown up". Thus, "who wears the long trousers" means "which of them is more mature".
in long trousers
(as postmodifying phrase) in a more mature, developed, sophisticated, etc., form.
Oxford Dictionaries
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In England, in the past, schoolboys would wear short trousers until a certain age, then would be allowed to wear long trousers. So "long trousers" would be a sign that one was "grown up". Thus, "who wears the long trousers" means "which of them is more mature".
in long trousers
(as postmodifying phrase) in a more mature, developed, sophisticated, etc., form.
Oxford Dictionaries
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In England, in the past, schoolboys would wear short trousers until a certain age, then would be allowed to wear long trousers. So "long trousers" would be a sign that one was "grown up". Thus, "who wears the long trousers" means "which of them is more mature".
in long trousers
(as postmodifying phrase) in a more mature, developed, sophisticated, etc., form.
Oxford Dictionaries
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In England, in the past, schoolboys would wear short trousers until a certain age, then would be allowed to wear long trousers. So "long trousers" would be a sign that one was "grown up". Thus, "who wears the long trousers" means "which of them is more mature".
in long trousers
(as postmodifying phrase) in a more mature, developed, sophisticated, etc., form.
Oxford Dictionaries
answered Dec 9 at 10:28
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