/* Problem URL: https://codeforces.com/contest/2094/problem/D */

#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

#define V vector

#define rmin(a, b) a = min(a, b)
#define rmax(a, b) a = max(a, b)

#define rep(i, lim) for (size_t i = 0; i < (lim); i++)
#define nrep(i, s, lim) for (size_t i = s; i < (lim); i++)

#define repv(i, v) for (auto &i : (v))
#define fillv(v) for (auto &itr_ : (v)) { cin >> itr_; }
#define sortv(v) sort(v.begin(), v.end())
#define all(v) (v).begin(), (v).end()

using vi = vector<int>;
using vvi = vector<vi>;
using vvvi = vector<vvi>;
using vvvvi = vector<vvvi>;

using ll = long long;

using vl = vector<ll>;
using vvl = vector<vl>;
using vvvl = vector<vvl>;
using vvvvl = vector<vvvl>;

template<class v>
auto operator<<(ostream &os, const vector<v> &vec)->ostream& {
    os << vec[0];
    for (size_t i = 1; i < vec.size(); i++) {
        os << ' ' << vec[i];
    }
    os << '\n';
    return os;
}

template<class v>
auto operator>>(istream &is, vector<v> &vec)->istream& {
    for (auto &i : vec) {
        is >> i;
    }
    return is;
}

template<class v>
auto operator<<(ostream &os, const vector<vector<v>> &vec)->ostream& {
    for (auto &i : vec) {
        os << i[0];
        for (size_t j = 1; j < i.size(); j++) {
            os << ' ' << i[j];
        }
        os << '\n';
    }
    return os;
}

template<class v>
auto operator>>(istream  &is, vector<vector<v>> &vec)->istream& {
    for (auto &i : vec) {
        for (auto &j : i) {
            is >> j;
        }
    }
    return is;
}

int main()
{
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
    cin.tie(nullptr);

    int t;
    cin >> t;
    while (t--) {
        string s, t;
        cin >> s >> t;

        V<pair<int, char>> acts;
        V<pair<int, char>> actt;

        char prev = 0;
        int count = 0;

        rep(i, s.size()) {
            if (prev == 0) {
                prev = s[i];
                count = 1;
                continue;
            }

            if (prev != s[i]) {
                acts.emplace_back(count, prev);
                prev = s[i];
                count = 1;
                continue;
            }

            count++;
        }

        acts.emplace_back(count, prev);

        prev = 0;
        count = 0;

        rep(i, t.size()) {
            if (prev == 0) {
                prev = t[i];
                count = 1;
                continue;
            }

            if (prev != t[i]) {
                actt.emplace_back(count, prev);
                prev = t[i];
                count = 1;
                continue;
            }

            count++;
        }

        actt.emplace_back(count, prev);

        if (acts.size() != actt.size()) {
            cout << "NO\n";
            continue;
        }

        bool pos = true;
        rep(i, acts.size()) {
            if (acts[i].second != actt[i].second) {
                pos = false;
                break;
            }

            if (actt[i].first < acts[i].first || actt[i].first > acts[i].first * 2) {
                pos = false;
                break;
            }
        }

        cout << (pos ? "YES\n" : "NO\n");
    }
}