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单词 to call the shots
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to call the shots
i. to call the shots, to make the decisions; to exercise control over events. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).
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society > authority > control > be in control [verb (intransitive)]
stightlea1375
to have the law in one's own hands1573
boss1856
to run the show1878
to call the tunea1915
to carry the ball1924
to run with the ball1926
to call the shots1967
1967 E. Liebow Tally's Corner v. 157 Sea Cat made no secret of the fact that Gloria was calling the shots in this relationship.
1972 N.Y. Times 3 Nov. 38/3 It is the majority party which calls the ‘shots’ on the rules and legislative policies affecting our city.
1978 S. Brill Teamsters v. 164 They stand off in a corner as if to say, ‘I'm calling the shots here.’
1981 Sunday Tel. 5 July 8/5 They felt that an anti-Old Etonian cabal was calling the shots.
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