wear the pants = a purta pantalonii, a avea ultimul cuvant

take one's hat off to someone = a te inclina in fata cuiva; jos palaria

step into somebody's shoes = a fi in locul cuiva

put yourself in someone's shoes = a te pune in locul altcuiva

Clothes make the man. = Haina il face pe om.

be in somebody's shoes = a fi in locul cuiva

Clothing phrasal verbs with Meaning and Examples

Do up

Meaning: Fasten an item of clothing

Example: You don’t need to do up the top button.

Dress up

Meaning: Dress (oneself or another) in your best clothes

Example: You don’t need to dress up. It’s just a family get-together.

Dress up

Meaning: Put on fancy dress in children’s games

Example: For her birthday party, they had dressed her up as a fairy.

Dress down

Meaning: Wear clothes that are more informal than those you usually wear

Example: He dressed down on his first date.

Hang out

Meaning: Dry clothes outside after washing

Example: Have you hung the washing out?

Hang up

Meaning: Put something on a hook or a hanger

Example: The women hung up their coats and sat down.

Have on

Meaning: Wear an item of clothing on one’s person

Example: Melissa had her new dress on.

Kick off

Meaning: Make your shoes come off by shaking your feet

Example: He kicked his shoes off as soon as he got home.

Put on

Meaning: Dress yourself or someone else with an item or items of clothing

Example: She put on her coat and went out.

Slip on

Meaning: Put on an item of clothing easily

Example: She slipped her sandals on before she went into the sea.

Take off

Meaning: Remove any item of clothing

Example: Anna took off her sandals.

Take in

Meaning: Make clothing narrower

Example: I’ll have to take this dress in at the waist – it’s too big.

Take up

Meaning: Reduce the length of a piece of clothing

Example: I want to take this pair of pants up. It’s too long.

Try on

Meaning: Put on an item of clothing to find out whether it fits or is suitable

Example: What a lovely dress! Why don’t you try it on?

Throw on
Meaning: Put on a piece of clothing quickly and carelessly

Example: She just threw on the first skirt she found.

Turn up

Meaning: Shorten trousers, a dress or a skirt so that they fit better

Example: Her jeans were too long, so she turned them up.

Wrap up

Meaning: Put warm clothes on

Example: I could hear my mother telling me to wrap up warm.

Zip up

Meaning: To be closed by means of a zip

Example: He zipped up his leather jacket.

Let out

Meaning: Make clothing wider

Example: I’m going to have this skirt let out.

Let down

Meaning: Use the extra cloth in the hem of a piece of clothing to make it longer

Example: This skirt needs letting down.