call the tune

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call the tune

to have the most power and authority in a situation In this part of the mortgage market, the banks call the tune.

Related vocabulary: call the shots

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The You Call the Tunes concert takes place on May 21 next year at Symphony Hall. Chance to call the tune by Birmingham Mail (England) Byline: By Marcelo MEGA ROMANIAN strugglers Jiul Petrosani will have to pay the piper if they want to call the tune in their bid to land keeper Cristian Belgradean from Minerul Lupeni. Football: Pay the piper and he's yours for keeps; World of football by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) It should be remembered that he who pays the piper should sometimes be able to call the tune. Your LETTERS: Call the tune; VIEWPOINT by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			call forth call forward call hogs call in call in chips call in sick call into call into question call it a day call it a night call it quits Call my service call names Call no man happy till he dies call of nature call off call off the dogs call on call on the carpet call out call over call roll call square call the dogs off call the shots call the tune call to call to account call to attention call to mind call together call up called to straw calling calm calm down came camel camp camp it up camp out campaign campaign against campaign for camper campus can count on the fingers of one hand can kiss goodbye can of worms can on ear can take it to the bank			Call signs Call signs Call Signs And/Or Address Group Remain Same call slip call something in call something to someone's attention Call spread Call spreads call square Call stack Call State Block Call State Control Function Call Supervision Message Call swaption Call Swaptions Call Switch Module Call Switching Mode Call syndrome Call TAKing Call the Cell call the dogs off Call the Option Call the question call the roll call the shots call the shots call the shots call the shots call the shots call the shots call the tune Call Them Collect Call Them to Confirm Call Through Simulator Call Through Test Plan call to call to account call to account call to account call to account call to account call to account Call to Action Call to Action, Nebraska Call to arms Call to Arms (Lu Xun) call to attention Call to Australia Call to Consciousness Call to general quarters Call to Greatness call to heel call to mind call to mind call to mind call to mind call to mind call to mind Call to Needle Time call to notice call to order

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