pant Idiom
beat the pants off
by the seat of your pants
caught with his pants down
get into her pants
piss your pants
run rampant
wear the pants
wear the pants in one
Black Panther movement
bore the pants off
yummy pants
pant for
Give him the icecream； he's panting for it．给他冰淇淋吧，他非常想吃。
Working in the fields under the scorching sun， they were all panting for a cold drink．烈日下在地里干活，他们都渴望喝点清凉饮料。
wear the trousers/pants
He couldn't have the final say，because his wife was the one who wore the trousers in their house．他在家作不了主，因为他家里是他妻子说了算。
get ants in one's pants
Idiom(s): get ants in one's pantsTheme: DRYNESS
to become nervous and agitated.
• I always get ants in my pants before a test.
• I wonder if all actors get ants in their pants before they go on stage.
charm the pants off of
Idiom(s): charm the pants off (of) sbTheme: PERSUASION
to use charming behavior to persuade someone to do something. (Use with some caution.)
• She is so nice. She just charms the pants off of you.
• He will try to charm the pants off you, but you can still refuse to take the job if you don't want to do it.
catch one with one's pants down
Idiom(s): catch one with one's pants downTheme: SECRECY
to catch someone doing something, especially something that ought to be done in secret or in private. (Informal. Use with caution. This probably refers indirectly to having one's pants down in the bathroom.)
• John couldn't convince them he was innocent. They caught him with his pants down.
• Did you hear that John took the camera? The store owner caught him with his pants down.
by the seat of one's pants
Idiom(s): by the seat of one's pantsTheme: LUCK
by sheer luck and very little skill. (Informal. Especially with to fly.)
• I got through school by the seat of my pants.
• The jungle pilot spent most of his days flying by the seat of his pants.
Ants in your pants
If someone has ants in their pants, they are agitated or excited about something and can't keep still.Fly by the seat of one's pants
If you fly by the seat of one's pants, you do something difficult even though you don't have the experience or training required.Smarty pants
A smarty pants is someone who displays the intelligence in an annoying way.Who wears the pants?
(USA) The person who wears the pants in a relationship is the dominant person who controls things.pants
(UK slang) - rubbish: "What did you think of the film?" "Pants!"ants in one's pants|ant|ants|pant|pants
n. phr., slang Nervous over-activity; restlessness. Jane can not sit still; she has ants in her pants. You have ants in your pants today. Is something wrong?beat the pants off|beat|pants
v. phr. 1. To prevail over someone in a race or competition. Jim beat the pants off George in the swimming race. 2. To give someone a severe physical beating. Jack beat the pants off the two young men who were trying to hold him up in Central Park.catch with one's pants down|catch|pants
v. phr., slang To surprise someone in an embarrassing position or guilty act. They thought they could succeed in the robbery, but they got caught with their pants down. When the weather turned hot in May, the drive-in restaurant was caught with its pants down, and ran out of ice cream before noon.fancy pants|fancy|pants
n., slang A man or boy who wears clothes that are too nice or acts like a woman or girl; sissy. The first time they saw him in his new band uniform, they yelled "Hey, fancy pants, what are you doing in your sister's slacks?"fly by the seat of one's pants|fly|pants|seat
v. phr., slang To fly an airplane by feel and instinct rather than with the help of the instruments. Many pilots in World War I had to fly by the seat of their pants.get the lead out of one's pants|get|lead|pants
v. phr., slang To get busy; work faster. The captain told the sailors to get the lead out of their pants. The coach told the players to get the lead out of their pants.kick in the pants|kick|kick in the teeth|pants|tee
n. phr., informal Unexpected scorn or insult when praise was expected; rejection. Mary worked hard to clean up John's room, but all she got for her trouble was a kick in the teeth.Compare: SLAP IN THE FACE.
pant for|pant
v. phr. To desire something very deeply. He is panting for his girlfriend, who went out of town to see her family.wear the trousers|pants|trousers|wear|wear the pan
v. phr., informal To have a man's authority; be the boss of a family or household. Mr. Wilson is henpecked by his wife; she wears the trousers in that family. Mrs. Jones talks a lot but Mr. Jones wears the pants in their house.Compare: RULE THE ROOST.
ants in one's pants, have
ants in one's pants, have1) Be extremely restless, uneasy, impatient, or anxious, as in This child just can't sit still; she must have ants in her pants. This rhyming idiom calls up a vivid image of what might cause one to be jumpy. [Slang; 1920s]
2) Be eager for sexual activity, as in Bill's got ants in his pants for Rita. This usage is less common today. [Slang; 1920s]
by the seat of the pants
by the seat of the pantssee seat of the pants, by the.
caught with one's pants down, be
caught with one's pants down, beBe surprised in an embarrassing or guilty posture, as in We spent a lot of time preparing for the inspection; we didn't want to get caught with our pants down. This phrase presumably alludes to someone's pants being lowered to attend to bathroom needs but is not considered particularly vulgar. It is similar to off guard and, if wrongdoing is discovered, catch red-handed. [Colloquial; early 1900s]
charm the pants off
charm the pants offsee under pants off, the.
kick in the pants, a
kick in the pants, a1) Also, a kick in the teeth. A humiliating setback or rebuff. For example, That rejection was a real kick in the pants, or That review was a kick in the teeth. A third, vulgar variant of these colloquial terms is a kick in the ass. Versions of this last expression— kick in the breech, kick in the behind—have been used since the early 1800s.
2) A cause of enjoyment, as in That show was a real kick in the pants. This meaning is virtually the opposite of def. 1 and can be differentiated from it only by the context. [1960s]
kid the pants off
kid the pants offsee pants off, the.
pant
pantwith (one's) pants down
Slang
In an embarrassing position.
pants off, the
pants off, theThis phrase is used to intensify the meaning of verbs such as bore or charm or kid or scare or talk. For example, That speech bored the pants off us, or It was a real tornado and scared the pants off me. Playwright Eugene O'Neill used it in Ah, Wilderness! (1933): “I tell you, you scared the pants off him,” and Evelyn Waugh, in A Handful of Dust (1934), had a variation, “She bores my pants off.” [Colloquial; early 1900s] Also see bore to death; beat the pants off.
seat of the pants, by the
seat of the pants, by theUsing intuition and improvisation rather than method or experience, as in He ran the business by the seat of his pants. This expression was invented by World War II fliers, who used it to describe flying when instruments were not working or weather interfered with visibility. It was transferred to broader use soon after the war.
with one's pants down
with one's pants downsee caught with one's pants down, be.
English Vocalbulary
An pant idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with pant, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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