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Old July 21, 2009, 09:48 AM
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Arrow En esta casa yo soy quien hace y deshace

It means that he take the decisions ? is there a saying in English?
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In this house I wear the pants.

The one who wears the pants is the one who takes charge/makes the decisions in a household.
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Or you could use a more benign "I'm the one who's in charge in this house".
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Or you could use a more benign "I'm the one who's in charge in this house".
Yeah, unless she who wears the pants tells you otherwise.
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In this house I wear the pants.

The one who wears the pants is the one who takes charge/makes the decisions in a household.
And that is my case exactly!

I wear the pants, but my wife tightens the belt...
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You guys make me laugh.

Another observation from the opening post: In North American English, we say "to make a decision", and I believe in British English, they say "to take a decision".
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En España tambien se dice llevar los pantalones.
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