Question

(collo) used to explainhttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/explain that what you are saying is not to be understoodhttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/understood exactlyhttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/exactly as statedhttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/state:(speak)

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so to speakIn that relationshiphttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/relationship it's very much Lorna who wearshttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wear the trousershttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/trousers, so to speak

Front	(collo) used to explain https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/explain that what you are saying is not to be understood https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/understood exactly https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/exactly as stated https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/state :(speak)
Back	so to speak In that relationship https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/relationship it's very much Lorna who wears https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wear the trousers https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/trousers , so to speak

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