We are old and confused, other employers dominate (4,3,8)
I believe the answer is:
wear the trousers
'we are old and confused other employers dominate' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'we are old and confused other employers' is the wordplay.
'are old' becomes 'art' (historic version of 'art').
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'confused' indicates anagramming the letters.
'employers' becomes 'users' (I've seen this before).
'other' anagrammed gives 'hetro'.
'we'+'art'+'hetro'+'users'='WEAR THE TROUSERS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wear the trousers that I've seen before include "Be not entirely suited" , "Chair being rough might do this" , "Be the dominant one" , "take charge?" , "to be dominant in union" .)