Wear the Pants 

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"

Wear the Pants by EthanChrist March 29, 2010

Wear the Pants 

(verb)
1. To own each situation like a farmer owns a donkey
(noun)
1. A robust and compelling call to manhood, not unlike a Viking blowing his horn from a mountain top or submarine captain ordering his men to fire torpedoes
2. See Mansformation

"Put down the plastic fork, step away from the salad bar and wear the pants, Thomas."

Wear the Pants by Doctor Whittles September 3, 2009

men wear pants in the relationship, but women control the zipper 

a) a synonym phrase for "there are two sides (or more) to every story"

b) (forensic/criminal investigations, often used sarcastically): if you can't see the evidence, it doesn't mean it doesn't or can't exist.

c) (legal system): assuming that the defendant is not so severely mentally ill that even medications won't help, there is/should be/must be a motive to every crime.

d) a phrase meaning, everybody involved in the judicial system has their own motivations for acting the way they do.

based on the definitions above, especially definition d) CNN features a show called Death Row Stories because some prosecutors still need to learn what the phrase men wear pants in the relationship, but women control the zipper means.

men wear pants in the relationship, but women control the zipper by Uncle Dimma April 17, 2014