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⇒ call the tune; wear the trousers; не путать с call one's shots |
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быть главным (Who is calling the shots in this house? 4uzhoj); командовать (Sally always wants to call the shots, and Mary doesn't like to be bossed around. Oldbore); отдавать приказы (Oldbore); задавать тон (Increasingly in shaping our foreign policy priorities it is the media which calls the shots. bookworm); распоряжаться (Anglophile); решать (This reminded me of a lesson I took away from earlier dealings with Russians: They always know what they want, so you'd better know what you want or they will roll right over you. And in today's Russia, the question is what does Vladimir Putin want, because he calls the shots on anything of consequence. MichaelBurov); руководить (Sally always wants to call the shots, and Mary doesn't like to be bossed around. MichaelBurov); управлять (We would love to know, Mr. Prime Minister, since for all practical purposes your Government still calls the shots on this supposedly autonomous corporation. • Is the military really the power behind the President now? Who really calls the shots?); отвечать (за – on: Who's calling the shots on this project? – Кто отвечает за этот проект? ZolVas); заказывать музыку (The Saudis, the Iranians, the Iraqis, they called the shots, they were the ones with the vast stockpiles of oil, not the Americans, where the holes were running dry. Val_Ships); заправлять (Myanmar's Shan state, which borders both China and Thailand, is the wild wild east. And in many parts of the state, it's well-armed ethnic militias, not Myanmar's military, who call the shots.); всё решать (In today's health care system, insurance companies call the shots. They pick whom they cover and how they cover them. They can cut off your benefits when you need your coverage the most. They are in charge. • The car sales staff can chat away all they like to the man about brake, horsepower and top speeds but it's really the woman who calls the shots. • In the economy, however, it is always big capital that calls the shots.); всем заправлять (The directors call the shots and nothing happens without their say-so. Pickman) |
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сообщать результаты стрельбы (на стрельбище) |
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принимать на себя руководство |
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указать точку прицела |
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to be the person who controls or organizes a situation (You're the boss here – you get to call the shots.  cambridge.org); exercise authority or be in charge (Who is calling the shots in this house? •
Mr. Nixon called the shots in the black community of Montgomery. •
I was the director, the maestro, I called the shots. •
The Saudis, the Iranians, the Iraqis, they called the shots, they were the ones with the vast stockpiles of oil, not the Americans, where the holes were running dry. •
Iranian society may be a traditional patriarchy, but at least in the sophisticated precincts of Tehran, its capital city, wives often call the shots, and husbands tremble in fear of their rage. vocabulary.com); take the initiative in deciding how something should be done (We believe in parents and teachers calling the shots. • It's all about getting the initiative and being in a position to call the shots. • We would love to know, Mr. Prime Minister, since for all practical purposes your Government still calls the shots on this supposedly autonomous corporation. • Interview those who own or manage the media and they will tell you that today it's the readership or viewership that calls the shots. • In the economy, however, it is always big capital that calls the shots. • The car sales staff can chat away all they like to the man about brake, horsepower and top speeds but it's really the woman who calls the shots. • In return, the new recruits are willing to do anything for the man who calls the shots. • Increasingly in shaping our foreign policy priorities it is the media which calls the shots. • Early on it was unclear who was really calling the shots.
lexico.com); to have the power or authority to make decisions or control policy (be in charge, be in control, give the orders: The directors call the shots and nothing happens without their say-so. •
Now that he's chairman of the board, he calls the shots. •
Is the military really the power behind the President now? Who really calls the shots?
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