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En esta casa yo soy quien hace y deshaceAn idiom is an expression whose meaning is not readily apparent based on the individual words in the expression. This forum is dedicated to discussing idioms and other sayings. |
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July 21, 2009, 09:48 AM
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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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#2
July 21, 2009, 09:53 AM
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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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July 21, 2009, 09:57 AM
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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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July 21, 2009, 10:04 AM
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July 21, 2009, 10:26 AM
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Quote:
I wear the pants, but my wife tightens the belt...   
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July 21, 2009, 10:40 AM
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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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#7
July 21, 2009, 12:14 PM
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En España tambien se dice llevar los pantalones.
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