ALL meanings of call the shots
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C c - 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 an aimed discharge of a missile. 1
- noun plural call the shots an attempt to hit a target with a missile. 1
- noun plural call the shots an act or instance of shooting a firearm, bow, etc. 1
- noun plural call the shots a small ball or pellet of lead, a number of which are loaded in a cartridge and used for one charge of a shotgun. 1
- noun plural call the shots such pellets collectively: a charge of shot. 1
- noun plural call the shots a projectile for discharge from a firearm or cannon. 1
- noun plural call the shots such projectiles collectively: shot and shell. 1
- noun plural call the shots a person who shoots; marksman: He was a good shot. 1
- noun plural call the shots Slang. a blow; punch: The prizefighter was knocked out by a shot in the chin. 1
- noun plural call the shots anything like a shot, especially in being sudden and forceful. 1
- noun plural call the shots a heavy metal ball that competitors cast as far as possible in shot-putting contests. 1
- noun plural call the shots an aimed stroke, throw, or the like, as in certain games, especially in an attempt to score. 1
- noun plural call the shots an attempt or try: He's entitled to a shot at the championship. 1
- noun plural call the shots a remark aimed at some person or thing. 1
- noun plural call the shots a guess at something. 1
- noun plural call the shots a hypodermic injection, as of a serum, vaccine, narcotic, or anaesthetic: He took a series of immunizing shots for hay fever. 1
- noun plural call the shots a small quantity, especially an ounce, of undiluted liquor. 1
- noun plural call the shots an amount due, especially at a tavern. 1
- noun plural call the shots Photography. a photograph, especially a snapshot: Here's a nice shot of my kids. the act of making a photograph, especially a snapshot. 1
- noun plural call the shots Movies, Television. a unit of action photographed without interruption and constituting a single camera view. 1
- noun plural call the shots an explosive charge in place for detonation, as in mining or quarrying. 1
- noun plural call the shots Metallurgy. comparatively hard globules of metal in the body of a casting. 1
- noun plural call the shots Nautical. a 90-foot (27-meter) length of anchor cable or chain. 1
- noun plural call the shots Checkers. a compulsory series of exchanges, especially when it proves favorable to the aggressor. 1
- noun plural call the shots Textiles. a pick sent through the shed in a single throw of the shuttle. (in carpet weaving) filling yarn used to bind the pile to the fabric, usually expressed with a preceding number representing the quantity of picks used: three-shot carpet. a defect in a fabric caused by an unusual color or size in the yarn. 1
- noun plural call the shots a chance with odds for and against; a bet: a 20 to 1 shot that his horse will come in first. 1
- verb with object call the shots to load or supply with shot. 1
- verb with object call the shots to weight with shot. 1
- verb without object call the shots to manufacture shot, as in a shot tower. 1
- idioms call the shots by a long shot. long shot (def 4). 1
- idioms call the shots call one's shots, Informal. to indicate beforehand what one intends to do and how one intends to do it. 1
- idioms call the shots call the shots, Informal. to have the power or authority to make decisions or control policy: Now that he's chairman of the board, he calls the shots. 1
- idioms call the shots have / take a shot at, make an attempt at: I'll have a shot at solving the problem. 1
- idioms call the shots like a shot, instantly; quickly: He bolted out of here like a shot. 1
- idioms call the shots shot in the arm, Informal. something that results in renewed vigor, confidence, etc.; stimulus: Her recent promotion has given her a shot in the arm. The new members gave the club a shot in the arm. 1
- idioms call the shots shot in the dark, Informal. a wild guess; a random conjecture. 1
- verbal expression call the shots be in charge, make the decisions 1
- 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
- verb call the shots (Idiomatic) (chiefly US) To make the decisions; to be in charge; to give orders. 0