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calls the shots

Arabic translation: مسيطر أو ممسك بزمام الأمور


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English term or phrase:calls the shots
Arabic translation:مسيطر أو ممسك بزمام الأمور
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18:17 Oct 12, 2011
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / calls the shots
English term or phrase: calls the shots
The once-omnipotent army, which has toppled four governments since 1960, no longer calls the shots.
ruled
Local time: 09:16
مسيطر أو ممسك بزمام الأمور
Explanation:
BE IN CHARGE, be in control, be at the helm/wheel, be in the driving seat, pull the strings; informal run the show, be the boss.
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majdisharabati
Jordan
Local time: 09:16
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4 +4مسيطر أو ممسك بزمام الأمورmajdisharabati
4صناعة القرار
Murad AWAD


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
مسيطر أو ممسك بزمام الأمور


Explanation:
BE IN CHARGE, be in control, be at the helm/wheel, be in the driving seat, pull the strings; informal run the show, be the boss.


majdisharabati
Jordan
Local time: 09:16
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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agree  Samaa Zeitoun
42 mins
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agree  Ahmed Samir G: Right and fit
2 hrs
  -> شكراً أستاذ

agree  Nadia Ayoub
16 hrs
  -> شكراً شكراً أستاذة

agree  Samar Higazi
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
صناعة القرار


Explanation:
لم يعودوا صناع للقرار
Kolay gelsin!


    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/call+the+shots
Murad AWAD
Local time: 09:16
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Oct 26, 2011 - Changes made by majdisharabati:
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