noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
drainpipe trousers
kickflare trousers
oilskin coat/jacket/trousers etc
pair of trousers/scissors/glasses etc
▪ two pairs of jeans
▪ a pair of black tights
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
baggy
▪ The modern femmefatale in baggy trousers, sloppy T-shirts and Doc Martens.
▪ Here and there sat groups of army officers in baggy trousers and boots, with enamel medals on their chests.
▪ They wore baggy jackets and trousers, and heavy boots.
▪ The tramp clown is the one that usually appears in a circus with baggy trousers and overlarge shoes.
▪ You remember that he was wearing baggy trousers like a bear's legs?
▪ He wore white, baggy trousers which billowed like silken sails and red, high-heeled, velvet slippers with ornately curled toes.
▪ He had on what you'd now call a yuppie look - baggy trousers and braces.
▪ He was carefully not displaying his cigarette holder and wore a floppy khaki drill jacket and baggy trousers of the same material.
black
▪ His black trousers were held together by safety-pins, paperclips and needles.
▪ Some combined a fatigue shirt with black pajama trousers rolled up to the knees.
▪ He was not now in a tight black jacket, with silver trimmings on black trousers.
▪ He was dressed in simple black trousers and a striped shirt.
▪ She wore black trousers and a jeans jacket.
▪ He was particularly smartly dressed in black trousers and waistcoat, white shirt and red bow-tie.
▪ He was wearing black trousers and a beautiful white shirt.
▪ I wore a black beret, black leather jacket and black corduroy trousers.
blue
▪ His blue serge trousers were too heavy for this weather.
▪ Over the back of a chair was slung a black-and-tan check jacket which would look wrong with the blue trousers.
▪ He was wearing blue trousers and little white socks.
▪ Carlo is wearing a large, double-breasted linen jacket and non-matching royal blue linen trousers over a slate-grey T-shirt and stone shirt.
▪ He dressed casually in a red golfing sweater, pale blue trousers, and deceptively ordinary-looking hand-made shoes.
▪ The old light blue trousers with white leg stripes could be worn with both the four-pocket blue blouse and the khaki version.
▪ He was six feet two, and wore dark blue trousers with a blue and white striped shirt.
▪ It was all a big mystery to me, we were made to wear blue ties, white shirts and blue trousers.
brown
▪ He wore a black shirt and brown trousers during the two-minute hearing at South Sefton Magistrates' court.
▪ Uniform Little Bees wear a blue shirt and brown trousers.
▪ Do you think brown velvet trousers is going too far?
dark
▪ Then Miguel himself came round the corner of the villa, dressed in a white open-necked shirt and dark fitted trousers.
▪ He was wearing dark trousers and a blue serge shirt with a yoke across the front.
▪ He was smartly dressed in a white shirt and dark trousers.
▪ He looked attractive, she thought, in the dark trousers and the white short-sleeved shirt.
▪ He was six feet two, and wore dark blue trousers with a blue and white striped shirt.
▪ She took his belt, unbuckled it, undid the top stud and his zip, and pulled the dark trousers down.
▪ He was wearing an open neck designer type long sleeve shirt and dark trousers.
▪ He was a thin lad, dressed in dark short trousers and a grey pullover.
flared
▪ This was in the heady days of 1978, when I first lost my leg, when very flared trousers were in.
▪ Often she wore platform heels and flared trousers.
▪ Then, it was granted to a special breed of psychopath with a penchant for leather jackets and flared trousers.
▪ I found myself making cat suits with flared trousers.
green
▪ The thought stimulated her into springing out of bed, showering hastily, and dressing in her warm green trousers and top.
▪ He was wearing a green jumper and green trousers.
▪ Dark green jacket and trousers, and a hard hat.
▪ Willie eyed Tom's green trousers.
▪ He was wearing a black leather bomber-type jacket, a grey shirt with white stripes, green trousers and light tan shoes.
grey
▪ Both were wearing grey flannel trousers and pale beige or fawn linen jackets.
▪ He still wore the grey flannel trousers, white shirt and maroon pullover of his school, but his feet were bare.
▪ He wore a black jersey and grey trousers, and his dark brown hair was slightly ruffled.
▪ A tiny pile of dust debris was collected beside his knee, and some had stained the material of his grey trousers.
▪ Willie's grey trousers seemed more crumpled than ever, but with the braces attached to them they at least felt comfortable.
▪ The very unattractive grey flannel trousers, who could guess at the legs they hid?
▪ Her hand stilled, and she raised her eyes to see grey trousers close to her shoulder.
▪ He was dressed neatly in grey flannel trousers, jacket and blue striped shirt, his hair still glistening from the shower.
khaki
▪ The doctor was cutting away the top part of his khaki trousers, and spoke to him reassuringly.
▪ As in the photographs, his white shirt and khaki trousers are so well pressed that he looks like a military officer.
▪ He was wearing a brown knitted jumper and khaki trousers.
▪ School uniform was always worn, which for the boys meant khaki shirts and trousers.
▪ Uniform Brownies wear a long-sleeved khaki shirt, trousers and a yellow tie.
light
▪ The old light blue trousers with white leg stripes could be worn with both the four-pocket blue blouse and the khaki version.
long
▪ They were real grown-up long trousers exactly like those worn by the boys at the big school.
▪ As long as those trousers were still in circulation, I felt sure there was nothing to worry about.
▪ Khaki shorts replaced by abrasive long trousers for the evening.
▪ Mr X has long trousers whilst Boy has shorter ones.
▪ I sat by myself on the train leaving Berwick: six years old in long trousers.
▪ Even in long trousers and polished shoes and a brand-new bomber jacket, he looked much younger than his nine years.
loose
▪ While most designers showed looser fitting wide trousers and longer jackets with padded shoulders, there was a body conscious element.
old
▪ Flaubert's housekeeper made Julio a coat out of an old pair of trousers.
▪ The old light blue trousers with white leg stripes could be worn with both the four-pocket blue blouse and the khaki version.
▪ We met a man wearing 17-year-#old trousers, and children clad in shredded shirts.
▪ He was wearing old plaid trousers, over-large and loose as pantaloons, and tied at the ankles with string.
▪ He was wearing old corduroy trousers and an open-necked brown shirt.
▪ I sat by myself on the train leaving Berwick: six years old in long trousers.
short
▪ It happened twenty years ago, when you were still in short trousers.
▪ According to Dotty, Fairchild, while still in short trousers, had played Slightly in the Scala production of 1922.
▪ According to Crilly, Perry was the last kid in school to wear short trousers.
▪ He was a thin lad, dressed in dark short trousers and a grey pullover.
▪ James in short trousers and a blazer.
▪ Zowie Bowie, David Bowie's son, changed his name to plain old Joe as soon as he was out of short trousers.
tight
▪ And his clothes were new too, a denim suit with very tight trousers and pointed boots.
▪ They were dark-skinned and wore tight trousers.
▪ He watched with interest a young girl in front of him in tight trousers.
▪ For women, tight trousers and top or a leotard or swimsuit; for men, swimming trunks would be ideal.
▪ And a number of long-haired young men, with leather jackets, tight trousers and snakeskin boots, bustled into the restaurant.
▪ And it gave a whole new meaning to tight trousers!
▪ The men had taken off their stiff collars, but were still uncomfortable in waistcoats and tight trousers and big boots.
wearing
▪ He was wearing trousers but his chest was bare.
▪ She was wearing trousers to church!
▪ At that time no one was wearing peg trousers.
white
▪ He was lying face downwards in the shadow of the short diving-board, fully dressed in a blazer and white linen trousers.
▪ Frank sits on a railing, white trousers, shirt and tie, straw hat, eyes squinted against the sun.
▪ He was wearing white flannel trousers and a white shirt with a cravat at his neck.
▪ The white coat was worn with white trousers, without additional white stripes.
▪ The dark-haired child was wearing a white woollen coat, white trousers and a blue peaked hat.
▪ He was dressed casually in narrow white trousers and a white short-sleeved shirt and Ruth knew the shirt would be silk.
▪ She put on white trousers and a long, sage-green tunic top.
▪ He might just as well have stipulated long white trousers.
■ NOUN
corduroy
▪ Of course, Ramon wore corduroy trousers, filthy with paint.
▪ With his highly polished boots and gaiters, corduroy trousers and tweed jacket, he looked the epitome of authority.
▪ He was wearing old corduroy trousers and an open-necked brown shirt.
▪ He would arrive with scraps of fabric dropping from his waistcoat, bits of lining from his corduroy trousers.
▪ You can't see whether they really have gone or not because of his corduroy trousers.
▪ He wore washed-out, balding corduroy trousers wrinkled with their own tightness.
cotton
▪ Centre, from left: Navy/white top £32.50, Burberry. Cotton trousers £8.99, Hennes.
▪ Black cotton trousers, a black tunic, a black quilted coat, a balaclava that was padded.
flannel
▪ Ken was in his usual attire of raincoat over flannel trousers.
▪ He stood barefoot in his flannel trousers and pajama tops, studying their moves.
▪ Both were wearing grey flannel trousers and pale beige or fawn linen jackets.
▪ He was wearing white flannel trousers and a white shirt with a cravat at his neck.
▪ He still wore the grey flannel trousers, white shirt and maroon pullover of his school, but his feet were bare.
▪ The very unattractive grey flannel trousers, who could guess at the legs they hid?
▪ Max in gray flannel trousers and gray brawny pullover.
▪ He was dressed neatly in grey flannel trousers, jacket and blue striped shirt, his hair still glistening from the shower.
leather
▪ I like girls in leather trousers.
▪ I like the leather trousers look.
▪ Nigel sported pink sunglasses, pink-striped T-shirt, leather trousers and winkle pickers.
pyjama
▪ He undid the cord of the pyjama trousers.
▪ She heard the rustle of him pulling down his pyjama trousers and then she smelled the warm male scent of him.
▪ He was wearing a pair of crumpled pyjama trousers, tied at the waist with a white cord.
▪ Willie dressed and helped Tom wash his sheets and pyjama trousers.
▪ She was sitting up in bed, a book open on her knees, looking at him standing in his pyjama trousers.
■ VERB
dress
▪ She was dressed in trousers and a trenchcoat and had a mane of fair hair beneath a tight-fitting beret.
▪ He was dressed in bright floppy trousers, tightened at the ankle with embroidery, and an embroidered vest laced with silver.
▪ He was particularly smartly dressed in black trousers and waistcoat, white shirt and red bow-tie.
▪ He was dressed in simple black trousers and a striped shirt.
▪ He was dressed in checked golfing trousers, cowboy boots and a cowboy hat.
▪ He was a thin lad, dressed in dark short trousers and a grey pullover.
▪ Soon the boy was clean and tidy, and dressed in shirt, trousers and shoes.
▪ He was dressed in grey flannel trousers and a tweed sporting jacket that came down to his knees.
drop
▪ It being, of course, not the done thing to drop your trousers in public.
▪ This entailed either groping her or standing in front of her and dropping his trousers.
▪ She watched him unfasten his belt, and drop his trousers.
pull
▪ He pulls on the uniform trousers.
▪ He pulled his trousers back up and buttoned his fly.
▪ Then one of the chimps, Judy, tried to pull Frank's trousers off.
▪ Jamie was already pulling on his trousers.
▪ Jane pulled on her trousers and tied the drawstring.
▪ He didn't know why she was screaming - he'd pulled his trousers up long ago.
▪ She heard the rustle of him pulling down his pyjama trousers and then she smelled the warm male scent of him.
▪ He also said Mr Reid himself would often grope another male resident who needed help in pulling on his trousers.
put
▪ Margaret put some light trousers on him.
▪ She put on white trousers and a long, sage-green tunic top.
▪ Come here, put a pair of trousers on or something.
▪ All night ticket collectors came with torches, and they were followed by police who demanded that I put on proper trousers.
▪ The corporal and the airmen first put on some trousers and literally threw themselves down the brae to meet the girls.
wear
▪ She had short dark hair, wore well-cut trousers, a green country jacket and long, mud-splashed boots.
▪ He wore tight-fitting orange trousers and enormous tinted glasses with heavy black frames.
▪ Both were wearing grey flannel trousers and pale beige or fawn linen jackets.
▪ He was wearing dark trousers and a blue serge shirt with a yoke across the front.
▪ He was wearing white flannel trousers and a white shirt with a cravat at his neck.
▪ He still wore the grey flannel trousers, white shirt and maroon pullover of his school, but his feet were bare.
▪ He was wearing black trousers and a beautiful white shirt.
▪ I might wear trousers or, at the moment, a pair of loose-fitting ski-type pants.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
catch sb with their pants/trousers down
roll your sleeves/trousers etc up
▪ Boss Peter Wheeler conceives the cars, tests them himself and even rolls his sleeves up to help design them.
▪ In the second half, the Cherry and Whites rolled their sleeves up and got stuck in.
wear the trousers
▪ I think you should talk to Pat - she's the one who wears the trousers in that household.
▪ And contrary to popular belief, we don't want to wear the trousers at home.
▪ In her wake came the likes of Chrissie Hynde, who found it easier just to wear the trousers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Carlo is wearing a large, double-breasted linen jacket and non-matching royal blue linen trousers over a slate-grey T-shirt and stone shirt.
▪ He won't have a woman in the shop if she's got trousers on her and he sees her.
▪ I may be killed for saying this but I suspect the new Focus will be all marketing and no trousers.
▪ I watched Claude stuff himself into his trousers.
▪ If you want to buy a flamboyant pair of trousers, go ahead!
▪ She blushed charmingly and held her trousers tip with her right hand.
▪ The wind struck my face, got into my sleeves, under my collar, up the legs of my trousers.