call the shots

基本解釋

The country Obama inherits, the report warns, will no longer be able to 'call the shots' alone in an increasingly multipolar world.
報(bào)告警告，在這個(gè)日益多元化的世界里，奧巴馬從這個(gè)國家繼承的將不再是“發(fā)號(hào)施令”的單邊霸權(quán)。
Until now the countries that call the shots in the euro area—those with strong public finances, notably Germany—have viewed Eurobonds with horror.
至今為止，有著穩(wěn)定的公共財(cái)政狀況的國家尤其是在歐元區(qū)內(nèi)發(fā)號(hào)施令的德國，并不贊同推行歐洲債券。
Civilian leaders, saying they must call the shots, mistrust the rebel soldiers, especially those bearing the rank of colonel, who question the civilians’ capacity to command.
文人領(lǐng)袖表示必須由他們發(fā)號(hào)施令，他們不相信叛軍士兵，尤其那些配帶上校軍銜的軍官，他們也質(zhì)疑這些文人的指揮能力。

So, when we get bad news—such as an oil squeeze—the bears start to call the shots.
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Don't forget, the Democrats wanted to call the shots as to when he would leave.
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Military-intelligence officers call the shots and few expect the new government to keep its promises.
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to be in the position of being able to make the decisions that will influence a situation