big-boy pants

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Pull-up underwear worn by a boy during and after toilet training, as contrasted to the diapers worn during infancy. informal,plural,plural-only
    — Taking the baby from Kidd she snatched the screaming Davey by the wrist and half-carried him up the stairs yelling, "You wanna wear big-boy pants? Big boys wear big-boy pants, but big boys use the potty!"
  2. A notional pair of trousers or underwear worn by a male when acting maturely. figuratively,informal,plural,plural-only
    — If Horwitz is planning on running for office again in the future (and it certainly looks that way), perhaps it's time he put on his big-boy pants and engage in civil discourse.

词形变化

big boy pants alternative

词汇关系

相关词
in short pants

词源

From big boy.
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