call the shots

英語

詞源

原為運動用語。

發音

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動詞

call the shots (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 calls the shots，現在分詞 calling the shots，一般過去時及過去分詞 called the shots)

1. (主要用於美國) 管事，說的算

   近義詞：call the tune

   • 1994年1月25日, Bill Clinton, William Jefferson Clinton's Second State of the Union Address‎^[1]:

     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.

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   • 2019年7月4日, Michael Sullivan, 「In Myanmar, Methamphetamine, Synthetic Drug Production Soars」, 出自 NPR.org‎^[2]:

     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.

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   • 2021年6月22日, Ali Vaez, Dina Esfandiary, 「The Hard-Liners Won in Iran. That’s Not All Bad News.」, 出自 The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN:

     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.

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衍生詞彙

• shot caller

參見

• rule the roost

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