American Idiom: call the shots
To call the shots – means to make decisions.
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Video Transcript
call the shots
Robert is calling the shots until we find a new manager.
To call the shots – means to make decisions.
Here are example sentences :
Jessica calls the shots when she’s with her friends because her friends are wishy-washy (not decisive).
Peter called all the shots on that project while his boss was away.
Let’s do an exercise!
For each question, replace a word or words in a sentence with the idiom so that the meaning of the sentence is not changed. You have five seconds per question.
Question 1:
Olivia made all the decisions during our soccer game
Olivia called all the shots during our soccer game.
Question 2:
The Lakers won the championship because Lebron James was making the decisions.
The Lakers won the championship because Lebron James was calling the shots.
Practice makes perfect!
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More questions here!
Question 1:
He is not in a position to make a decision here.
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Question 2:
It was time for me to decide who I want to marry.
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