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Verb: call the shots
Usage: informal
  1. Exercise authority or be in charge
    "Who is calling the shots in this house?";
    - call the tune, wear the trousers [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: calls the shots, called the shots, calling the shots

Type of: command, control

Encyclopedia: Call the shots