| Word | call the shots = call the tune |
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| Description | take the initiative in deciding how something should be done be in control – informal Call the shots was originally an American phrase, first recorded in the 1960s. Call the tune comes from the saying he who pays the piper calls the tune, which dates from the late 19th century. 1996 - Sunday Telegraph - Britain is no longer run from Downing Street. It's Brussels that calls the shots. take the initiative in deciding how something should be done be in control – informal Call the shots was originally an American phrase, first recorded in the 1960s. Call the tune comes from the saying he who pays the piper calls the tune, which dates from the late 19th century. 1996 - Sunday Telegraph - Britain is no longer run from Downing Street. It's Brussels |
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