"call the shots" meaning in All languages combined

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語動詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語詞元",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語謂語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "shot caller"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "原为运动用语。",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "calls the shots",
      "raw_tags": [
        "第三人稱單數簡單現在時"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calling the shots",
      "raw_tags": [
        "現在分詞"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "called the shots",
      "raw_tags": [
        "一般過去時及過去分詞"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "英语",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "美國英語",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1994 January 25, Bill Clinton, William Jefferson Clinton's Second State of the Union Address:",
          "text": "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."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019 July 4, Michael Sullivan, “In Myanmar, Methamphetamine, Synthetic Drug Production Soars”, 出自 NPR.org:",
          "text": "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."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 June 22, Ali Vaez, Dina Esfandiary, “The Hard-Liners Won in Iran. That’s Not All Bad News.”, 出自 The New York Times, →ISSN:",
          "text": "The conventional wisdom in Washington is that Iran’s elections are insignificant. Regardless of who wins, the argument goes, in the end, it’s the supreme leader who calls the shots."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "管事，说的算"
      ],
      "id": "zh-call_the_shots-en-verb-EsMVGoGz",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要用於美國"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-au-call the shots.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/91/En-au-call_the_shots.ogg/En-au-call_the_shots.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-au-call the shots.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "（澳洲）音频"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "管事，说的算",
      "word": "call the tune"
    }
  ],
  "word": "call the shots"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "英語動詞",
    "英語詞元",
    "英語謂語"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "shot caller"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "原为运动用语。",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "calls the shots",
      "raw_tags": [
        "第三人稱單數簡單現在時"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calling the shots",
      "raw_tags": [
        "現在分詞"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "called the shots",
      "raw_tags": [
        "一般過去時及過去分詞"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "英语",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "美國英語"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1994 January 25, Bill Clinton, William Jefferson Clinton's Second State of the Union Address:",
          "text": "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."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019 July 4, Michael Sullivan, “In Myanmar, Methamphetamine, Synthetic Drug Production Soars”, 出自 NPR.org:",
          "text": "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."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 June 22, Ali Vaez, Dina Esfandiary, “The Hard-Liners Won in Iran. That’s Not All Bad News.”, 出自 The New York Times, →ISSN:",
          "text": "The conventional wisdom in Washington is that Iran’s elections are insignificant. Regardless of who wins, the argument goes, in the end, it’s the supreme leader who calls the shots."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "管事，说的算"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要用於美國"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-au-call the shots.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/91/En-au-call_the_shots.ogg/En-au-call_the_shots.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-au-call the shots.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "（澳洲）音频"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "管事，说的算",
      "word": "call the tune"
    }
  ],
  "word": "call the shots"
}