to be the person who controls or makes decisions in a family
在家庭中是控制或做决定的人 (zai jiating zhong shi kongzhi huo zuo jueding de ren)
"Everyone knows she wears the pants in the house."
"每个人都知道她在家里掌握话语权。" (mei ge ren dou zhidao ta zai jia li **zhangwo huayuqian**.)
to gradually weaken someone or something
to stay out of trouble; to behave properly
to be in the same difficult situation as others
to do what one has promised
to succeed in doing something difficult
expression of sympathy for someone’s misfortune
