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As large publishers turn into monopolies, and the MBAs who are running them - maybe editors used to run them before - are steadily tightening the screws, they feel more and more that they get to call the shots.
William T. Vollmann

Meaning of "call the shots" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CALL THE SHOTS

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WHAT DOES CALL THE SHOTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Call the Shots

"Call the Shots" is a song by British girl group Girls Aloud from their fourth studio album, Tangled Up. The song was written by Miranda Cooper, with inspiration from an article about the advance of women in business, and Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Lisa Cowling, and Giselle Somerville also received songwriting credits. Polydor Records originally intended to release it as a single for The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits; however, "Something Kinda Ooooh" was selected instead. In September 2007, "Call the Shots" leaked online, and on 26 November of the same year, it was released as the second single from Tangled Up through Fascination Records, a week after the album's release. Produced by Xenomania, the dance-pop and pop rock song showcases a more mature side from Girls Aloud, and received positive reviews from music critics, with one deeming it as the "greatest pop song of the 21st century". In 2008, the song won the award for the Popjustice £20 Music Prize, an annual prize awarded by a panel of judges organised by music website Popjustice to the singer of the best British pop single of the past year.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALL THE SHOTS

call letters
call loan
call mark
call money
call number
call of nature
call off
call option
call out
call rate
call screening
call sign
call signal
call slip
call someone´s bluff
call the tune
call to account
call to mind
call up
call waiting

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALL THE SHOTS

at a rate of knots
boots
bots
cowboy boots
grass roots
grass-roots
gumboots
hiking boots
hoots
hots
in cahoots
lots
riding boots
roots
rubber boots
Scots
the haves and have-nots
the hots
toots
trots

Synonyms and antonyms of call the shots in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «CALL THE SHOTS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «call the shots» and belong to the same grammatical category.
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Translation of «call the shots» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALL THE SHOTS

Find out the translation of call the shots to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of call the shots from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «call the shots» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

做主
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la última palabra
570 millions of speakers

English

call the shots
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तूती बोल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكلمة الطلقات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

называют выстрелы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chamar a tiros
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শট কল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

appeler les coups de feu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Panggil tembakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

das Sagen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

支配する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

명령 해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nelpon tembakan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chỉ huy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காட்சிகளை அழைக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शॉट्स कॉल करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çekimleri çağır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chiamare i colpi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wywołać zdjęcia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

називають постріли
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apel focurile de armă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλέσετε τους πυροβολισμούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

noem die skote
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kallar skotten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ringe skudd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of call the shots

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALL THE SHOTS»

The term «call the shots» is normally little used and occupies the 111.216 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALL THE SHOTS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about call the shots

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2 QUOTES WITH «CALL THE SHOTS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word call the shots.
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Jon Favreau
I've always wanted to call the shots because I would rather fail than not have a chance to figure it out on my own.
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William T. Vollmann
As large publishers turn into monopolies, and the MBAs who are running them - maybe editors used to run them before - are steadily tightening the screws, they feel more and more that they get to call the shots.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALL THE SHOTS»

Discover the use of call the shots in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to call the shots and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Call the Shots
The misfit heroes from Swim the Fly and Beat the Band embark on a latest popularity-building venture for which they write a horror movie script and shoot a low-low-budget film in hopes of winning the girls of their dreams.
Don Calame, 2012
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You Call the Shots: Succeed Your Way-- And Live the Life You ...
Through the story of his own impressive career so far, in You Call the Shots, Johnson takes you behind the scenes of entrepreneurial success and empowers you to hit the ground running with your own great business idea, no matter how young ...
Cameron Johnson, 2007
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Trusting Teachers with School Success: What Happens When ...
But what if all of this is exactly the opposite of what is needed? What if teachers are the answer and not the problem? What if trusting teachers, and not controlling them, is the key to school success?
Kim Farris-Berg, Edward J. Dirkswager, 2012
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Swim the Fly
In addition to the pact he made with his two best friends to see a naked girl by the end of summer, 15-year-old Matt Gratton is even more determined to impress the star of the swim team, Kelly West, with his athletic abilities and so makes ...
Don Calame, 2009
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I Call the Shots
Packed with the best and worst Johnny has seen in more than thirty years as a champion player and cherished announcer, I Call the Shots is a must-read for any golfer or fan of the game and is sure to be fuel for controversy and conversation ...
Johnny Miller, Guy Yocom, 2004
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When Women Call the Shots: The Developing Power and ...
The Developing Power and Influence of Women in Television and Film Linda Seger. 0.751 WHEN WOMEN CALL THE SHOTS Other books by Lind* Seger. An Authors Guild Backinprint.com Edition Dr. Linda Seger is an international script ...
Linda Seger, 2003
7
Play book: you are the manager, you call the shots. Baseball
The reader as coach calls the plays in this baseball game and then flips pages to see the outcome.
Michael Teitelbaum, 1990
8
Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens ...
Dr. John March's eight-step program has already helped thousands of young people show the disorder that it doesn't call the shots--they do. This uniquely designed volume is really two books in one.
John S. March, 2006
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Calling the Shots
He's had a wild ride, and now sex club owner Josh Scott is looking for a change of scene.
Christine d'Abo, 2012
10
The Control Room: How Television Calls the Shots in ...
" So says The Control Room, a gritty look at how network news has come to dominate every stage of presidential selection from the earliest announcements to the final swearing in.
Martin Plissner, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALL THE SHOTS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term call the shots is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tennis World to call the shots at Sydney Olympic Park
There will be more yellow fuzzy balls than usual bouncing around Sydney Olympic Park, with Tennis World, the management group that runs ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
ROH color commentator Steve Corino on working with New Japan …
On Wednesday night when he got busted open by Tanahashi and the commission Doctor, who I know looked over at me like I call the shots ... «ProWrestling.net, Jul 15»
3
Crawford open to Golovkin and Pacquiao fights
There's no way that Crawford could call the shots in a fight against Golovkin. So unless Crawford was willing to fight Golovkin at 160, it's a fight ... «Boxing News 24, Jul 15»
4
Deal with it
Problem is Asian governments and tycoons tend to call the shots. Even more than in continental European markets like France and Italy, ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
5
Does the Affordable Care Act Guarantee Healthcare as a Right?
The record shows that we never can, or will, as long as we permit corporate stakeholders in our medical-industrial complex to call the shots, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
New form of Greek tragedy
When creditors call the shots, there is bound to be pain and suffering. It is too soon in the developing drama for catharsis, unless one counts the ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
7
Gustafson carries bag, helps lift Allen to LET win
I could just call the shots and she would hit them.” Gustafson said Allen patiently waited until Gustafson was actually ready to become her ... «Golf Channel, Jul 15»
8
Jenkins visit turns to school nutrition
... asked about a similar issue — nutrition standards for school lunches in public schools — Jenkins said federal officials shouldn't call the shots ... «Ottawaherald.com, Jul 15»
9
The lieutenant general still in control!
... anointed Vice President His Honour Mokgweetsi Masisi shows without any doubt that the man continues to call the shots in the BDP stable. «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
10
Women in Western Sahara are seen as powerful and are leaders …
... makes basic drugs for the refugees, the teachers in the school and the ones who call the shots under the tented roofs, said The Independent. «Sahara Press Service, Jul 15»

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