English Dictionary

big-boy pants

名詞

くだけた表現 複数形 複数形のみ 比喩的用法

(informal) Pull-up underwear worn by a boy during and after toilet training, as contrasted to the diapers worn during infancy.

日本語の意味

トイレトレーニング中やトレーニング後に男の子が着用するプルアップタイプの下着（幼児期に使われるおむつと対比される）。

He insisted on wearing his big-boy pants to the party, proud to show he no longer needed diapers.

彼はもはやおむつが必要ないことを誇らしげに示そうと、パーティーに男の子用のトレーニングパンツを履いて行くと主張した。

意味（1）

(informal) Pull-up underwear worn by a boy during and after toilet training, as contrasted to the diapers worn during infancy.

Taking the baby from Kidd she snatched the screaming Davey by the wrist and half-carried him up the stairs yelling, You wanna wear big-boy pants? Big boys wear big-boy pants, but big boys use the potty!

意味（2）

(informal, figuratively) A notional pair of trousers or underwear worn by a male when acting maturely.

If Horwitz is planning on running for office again in the future (and it certainly looks that way), perhaps it's time he put on his big-boy pants and engage in civil discourse.