HyperDic: call_the_tune

English > 1 sense of the expression call the tune:
VERBsocialcall the tune, call the shots, wear the trousersexercise authority or be in charge
English > call the tune: 1 sense > verb 1, social
MeaningExercise authority or be in charge.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymscall the shots, wear the trousers
Broadercontrol, commandExercise authoritative control or power over
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