1. call the shots - Verb
2. call the shots - Phrase
exercise authority or be in charge
Source: WordNetIn this world, I call the shots and I think I know best. Mariah Carey
We don't want a dystopian future in which corporations and not democratically elected governments call the shots. We don't want an international order akin to post-democracy or post-law. Alfred de Zayas
The acting is something that will always be a part of my life, but the writing gives me a lot more creative freedom. You're a pawn in somebody else's chess game, whereas as a writer and as a director, you get to call the shots. And that's very thrilling. Amber Benson
Wall Street, the banks, and corporate America, has been able to call the shots here. They control our members of Congress and they get what they want. Michael Moore
Who is calling the shots in this house? Source: Internet
Abram didn’t dig in his heals, rather Abram was willing to be willing for God to call the shots and God established a covenant relationship with Abram. Source: Internet