Trousers

Verb + trousers

• wear trousers

• pull on your trousers

• iron your trousers

• take a size (14) in trousers

• try on trousers

Common expressions

• a pair of trousers

• long / short trousers

• tight / loose trousers

• your trouser pocket

• your trouser leg

Exercise

Verb + trousers

1. Have you got an iron I could borrow? I need to iron these trousers.

2. Try on these trousers and see if they fit you.

3. I used to take a size 10 in trousers when I was I8. but I'm afraid I'm now a size I8!

4. I pulled on my trousers, and got up to answer the door.

5. I remember that you were wearing blue trousers and a striped shirt when I first met you.

Common expressions:

1. I need a new pair of trousers for work. - e

2. You'll find some loose change in my back trouser pocket. - f

3. Zak's trousers are too short. They don't even reach his shoes. - d

4. These trousers are too tight for me now. I'll have to get a bigger size. - c

5. We had to wear short trousers to primary school. - a

6. The wind was blowing up my trouser legs. - b