call the shots
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idiomIdiomTo be in charge; to make the decisions.
As the team leader, she gets to call the shots on this project.
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To be in a position of authority and make the important decisions.
It's my company and I get to call the shots.
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The NFL star working to combat childhood illiteracy | September 25, 2025
- Human umpires will still call the shots, but teams will now be able to challenge up to two calls per game using an automated ball strike system.
Human umpires will still call the shots, but teams will now be able to challenge up to two calls per game using an automated ball strike system.
- Human umpires will still call the shots,
Human umpires will still call the shots,
Justin Bieber - Off My Face (Live from Paris)
- You call the shots, and I'll follow.
You call the shots, and I'll follow.
- You call the shots and I'll follow.
You call the shots and I'll follow.
BUSINESS ENGLISH 25 FAST TOP ENGLISH PHRASES FOR ADVANCED FLUENCY
- She's actually in charge to call the shots means to actually decide and to give direction
She's actually in charge to call the shots means to actually decide and to give direction
- To call the shots means to actually decide and to give direction.
To call the shots means to actually decide and to give direction.
OFFICE DRAMA | Anwar Jibawi
- I call the shots.
I call the shots.
- Because I call the shots.
Because I call the shots.
Idiom Call the Shots - Learn English Idioms With Easy Examples
- In this lesson you will learn how to use the idiom 'call the shots'.
In this lesson you will learn how to use the idiom 'call the shots'.
- In this next lesson, you will learn how to use the idiom "call the shots." Calling a shot means to make a decision.
In this next lesson, you will learn how to use the idiom "call the shots." Calling a shot means to make a decision.
Your Immune System: Natural Born Killer - Crash Course Biology #32
- but in a lot of ways, they call the shots for the whole immune system.
but in a lot of ways, they call the shots for the whole immune system.
- but in a lot of ways they call the shots for the whole immune system.
but in a lot of ways they call the shots for the whole immune system.
What to Do For Your Cat When You Go Away on Vacation!
- You can pretty much call the shots on that as long as you plan in advance, and that's really important, and make sure that your vacation budget includes a pet sitter.
You can pretty much call the shots on that as long as you plan in advance, and that's really important, and make sure that your vacation budget includes a pet sitter.
- You can pretty much call the shots on that as long as you plan in advance,
You can pretty much call the shots on that as long as you plan in advance,
Trump delays Iran ultimatum after ‘very good’ talks with Tehran
- The Iranian foreign minister, although he's a government official, senior government official, he does not call the shots.
The Iranian foreign minister, although he's a government official, senior government official, he does not call the shots.
- Uh, um, the Iranian foreign minister, although he's a government official, senior government official, he does not call the shots, uh, or at least he's only one part of a much bigger decision-making process.
Uh, um, the Iranian foreign minister, although he's a government official, senior government official, he does not call the shots, uh, or at least he's only one part of a much bigger decision-making process.
Island Survival! | We Bare Bears | Cartoon Network
- Eye of the book, eye call the shots.
Eye of the book, eye call the shots.
- I have the book, I call the shots.
I have the book, I call the shots.
Conan Visits YouTube's VR Lab | CONAN on TBS
- Doesn't the chef kind of call the shots?
Doesn't the chef kind of call the shots?
- Doesn't the chef kind of call the shots?
Doesn't the chef kind of call the shots?