1. to make the decisions; to be in charge; to give orders

1. You may know all about glassblowing, but here in the gym, I call the shots.

2. The secretary called the shots all through the meeting.

3. Sally always wants to call the shots, and Mary doesn’t like to be bossed around. They don’t get along well.

4. In this classroom, the teacher is in control. The teacher calls the shots, not the students.

5. The lawyer tried to take control of the courtroom, but the judge reminded him that it is the judge who calls the shots.