Idioms containing PANTS
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BY THE SEAT OF (ONE'S) PANTS, DO (SMTH.)
to accomplish smth. by luck and instinct rather than skill
1. At the last minute, the boss was taken ill and Kate had to give the sales presentation. She was not sure of the best way to proceed, but she used the notes that the boss had prepared and followed her instincts. She managed the presentation by the seat of her pants.
2. The children had never cooked a whole meal or used the washing machine before. When their mother left in an emergency, they kept things going at the house by the seat of their pants.
2. The children had never cooked a whole meal or used the washing machine before. When their mother left in an emergency, they kept things going at the house by the seat of their pants.
HAVE ANTS IN ONE'S PANTS
to be very excited or worried about smth.
1. Before, there would be no way I would sit down and take it easy. It was like I had ants in my pants.
2. The kids really have ants in the pants today, so I'm going to take them to the playground.
2. The kids really have ants in the pants today, so I'm going to take them to the playground.
WEAR THE PANTS IN THE FAMILY
to make the major decisions and have the greatest amount of power in a family
1. Shelly and her husband disagreed on where to go on vacation, but they decided to work it out instead of fight. Neither one of them wears the pants in the family.
2. Who makes the decisions in your family? Who wears the pants in your family?
2. Who makes the decisions in your family? Who wears the pants in your family?
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