call the shots

常见例句

The country Obama inherits, the report warns, will no longer be able to 'call the shots' alone in an increasingly multipolar world.
報告警告，在這個日益多元化的世界裡，奧巴馬從這個國家繼承的將不再是“發號施令”的單邊霸權。
Until now the countries that call the shots in the euro area—those with strong public finances, notably Germany—have viewed Eurobonds with horror.
至今爲止，有著穩定的公共財政狀況的國家尤其是在歐元區內發號施令的德國，竝不贊同推行歐洲債券。
Civilian leaders, saying they must call the shots, mistrust the rebel soldiers, especially those bearing the rank of colonel, who question the civilians’ capacity to command.
文人領袖表示必須由他們發號施令，他們不相信叛軍士兵，尤其那些配帶上校軍啣的軍官，他們也質疑這些文人的指揮能力。

So, when we get bad news—such as an oil squeeze—the bears start to call the shots.
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Don't forget, the Democrats wanted to call the shots as to when he would leave.
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Military-intelligence officers call the shots and few expect the new government to keep its promises.
ECONOMIST: No end in sight to the rebellion