call the shots

shot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shot]
- /ʃɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shot]
- /ʃɒt/

Definitions of call the shots words

phrase call the shots The person who calls the shots is in a position to tell others what to do. 3
noun call the shots to have control over an organization, course of action, etc 3
noun call the shots to give orders 3
noun call the shots to control what is done or what happens 3
noun plural call the shots a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc. 1
noun plural call the shots the range of or the distance traveled by a missile in its flight. 1

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Origin of call the shots

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English sc(e)ot, (ge)sceot; cognate with German Schoss, Geschoss; akin to shoot1

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Parts of speech for Call the shots

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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call the shots popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for call the shots

verb call the shots

call the tune — to be in control of the proceedings
lay down the law — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
run the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.

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