Maybe you could borrow some money from your family.
也许你可以向家里借些钱。
Yeah, I have to talk to my mum. My mother wears the pants in the family.
是啊,我得跟我妈谈谈。我妈是一家之主。
重点讲解:
My mother is the master of the house.
My mother wears the pants in the family.
表达某人是一家之主时,用master of the house显得有些正式,口语中表示 “一家之主”时常用裡wear the pants,即“公司或者是家庭中做决定的掌权之人”。wear the pants过去常常用来形容在家庭婚姻中当家做主的女性,现在也可用在做决定的男人身上。