🗓️ Idiom: Call the Shots (verb)
💬 Meaning
- Make the important decisions.
- To be in control of a situation.
🧠 Example Sentences
- In this company, the CEO calls the shots.
- During the meeting, it was clear that the project manager was calling the shots.
- He likes to call the shots whenever he works in a team.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from the military in the 19th century, where officers would literally “call the shots” during firing drills. Over time, it became a metaphor for being in charge and making key decisions.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
“In our department, the director usually calls the ________.”
Answer
shots
2. Multiple choice:
What does “call the shots” mean?
a) To make the key decisions
b) To take photographs
c) To play basketball
Answer
a) To make the key decisions
3. Change the sentence using call the shots:
She is the one who makes all the important decisions in the office.
Answer
She is the one who calls the shots in the office.
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