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.
报告警告，在这个日益多元化的世界里，奥巴马从这个国家继承的将不再是“发号施令”的单边霸权。
Until now the countries that call the shots in the euro area—those with strong public finances, notably Germany—have viewed Eurobonds with horror.
至今为止，有着稳定的公共财政状况的国家尤其是在欧元区内发号施令的德国，并不赞同推行欧洲债券。
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.
文人领袖表示必须由他们发号施令，他们不相信叛军士兵，尤其那些配带上校军衔的军官，他们也质疑这些文人的指挥能力。

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