英语词汇“to call the tune”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(b) Proverb. (See quot. a1915.) Hence, to call the tune, to hold the initiative, to have control of events.

ΘΚΠ

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

a1915 Proverb He who pays the piper, calls the tune.

1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point xii. 211 Lucy insisted, when she was with men, on doing as much of the paying as possible. Paying, she was independent, she could call her own tune.

1948 W. S. Churchill Second World War I. i. x. 182 If Britain had used her naval power, closed the Suez Canal, and defeated the Italian Navy in a general engagement, she would have had the right to call the tune in Europe.

1963 A. Ross Australia 63 iii. 92 A match throughout which, despite frequent fluctuation, England had called the tune.

1978 Lancashire Life Nov. 70/1 The Listers had called the local tune ever since the reign of Henry IV, although it was not until 1797 that the head of the family was ennobled.

单词	to call the tune
释义	> as lemmas to call the tune (b) Proverb. (See quot. a1915.) Hence, to call the tune, to hold the initiative, to have control of events. ΘΚΠ 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 a1915 Proverb He who pays the piper, calls the tune. 1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point xii. 211 Lucy insisted, when she was with men, on doing as much of the paying as possible. Paying, she was independent, she could call her own tune. 1948 W. S. Churchill Second World War I. i. x. 182 If Britain had used her naval power, closed the Suez Canal, and defeated the Italian Navy in a general engagement, she would have had the right to call the tune in Europe. 1963 A. Ross Australia 63 iii. 92 A match throughout which, despite frequent fluctuation, England had called the tune. 1978 Lancashire Life Nov. 70/1 The Listers had called the local tune ever since the reign of Henry IV, although it was not until 1797 that the head of the family was ennobled. extracted from tunen. < as lemmas
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