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                           Phrase(s): call (all) the shots  to decide on the course of action; to be in charge.  •  Why do you have to call all the shots?  •  Do what you’re told. I’ll call the shots.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           Exercise authority, be in charge, as in It's up to the boss to call the shots. This term probably alludes to determining accuracy in target practice. [Mid-1900s]  Also see  CALL THE TUNE.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           Phrase(s): call the shots [and] call the tune  Fig. to make the decisions; to decide what is to be done.  •  Sally always wants to call the shots, and Mary doesn’t like to be bossed around. They don’t get along well.  •  Sally always wants to call the tune.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs