call the tune

[call the tune] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be in control; give orders or directions; command.

* /Bill was president of the club but Jim was secretary and called the tune./

* /The people supported the mayor, so he could call the tune in city matters./

Syn.: CALL THE SHOTS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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