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| pants [ pants ] |
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1. North America men's or women's trousers: an item of clothing that covers the part of the body from the waist to the ankles or, sometimes, the knees, each leg having a separate tubular piece
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2. item of underwear: an item of clothing worn next to the skin that covers the buttocks and genital area
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adjective |
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U.K. no good: worthless, useless, or of low quality
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slang
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beat the pants off somebody to defeat somebody decisively (informal)
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bore or scare or charm the pants off somebody to bore, scare, or charm somebody very much (informal)
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caught with your pants down caught in an unprepared or embarrassing position
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wear the pants North America Australia New Zealand to be the member of a household who makes the important decisions
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