idiom(alsocall the tune)to be in thepositionof beingableto make thedecisionsthat willinfluenceasituation控制,操纵;处于决策地位SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesControlling and being in charge
aggrandize
assume
assumption
authoritative
authoritatively
commanding
dictate
harness
have (got)someoneby the short and curliesidiom
havesomeoneby the ballsidiom
havesomeoneeating out ofyourhandidiom
have/hold the whip handidiom
helm
override
police
policing
possess
power play
predominate
skipper
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call the shots
idiomto be thepersonwhocontrolsororganizesasituation:You're thebosshere – you get to call theshots.(Definition ofcall the shotsfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/call-the-shots##