C1idiominformaldecisionsIELTS-friendly
call the shots
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to be the person who makes the important decisions and controls things
Often used to show who really has power, especially when it is not the official leader.
In context
Officially Hung is the director, but his mother still calls the shots.
When you run your own business, you get to call the shots.
More idioms about decisions
- a Catch-22a situation you can't escape because each solution depends on the other
- a change of hearta change in your opinion or plan, usually towards a kinder or different view
- a double-edged swordsomething that has both good and bad effects
- a fait accomplisomething already decided or done that others must now accept
- a foregone conclusiona result that is certain before it happens