(of a ship) fly (a flag).
pass (a period of time) in some activity.
tolerate; accept.
1. "any British registered boat may wear the red ensign"
2. "spinning long stories, wearing half the day"
3. "the environmental health people wouldn't wear it"
1. The phrase "wear it" originated with a meaning relating to humiliation. If someone did something humiliating or was humiliated in some way, they were "wearing it" or could be told to "wear it."
2. The phrase progressed to have a meaning related to drinking. A person is "wearing it" when they are either very drunk or hung over.
1. "Wear it Fuerst!"
2. "Last night, B Fuerst was wearing it, but you were wearing it a lot more."
"After drinking last night, I had to go to a meeting at 8 AM. I was wearing it until noon."
to secretly record a conversation with another person by wearing a line with a microphone connected to a handheld recorder hidden somewhere on your body
ME: I'm talking to my professor after classtoday and he's gonna say he wants me to fail hard
FRIEND: Get some proof ME: Yeah I'm gonna wear a wire
1. To "wear the pants" in a relationship is to be the person in charge of the relationship, whether that being the man or the woman, even though it is usually the man.
1. Jane "Bitch, go do the laundry"
Derek "No!"
Jane "Do it, I wear the pants in this relationship!"
Derek *sigh* "Oi doggy, Ill go do it"