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| head up(verb, phrasal verb, run, direct) | |
| run the show(verb, idiom, order, go) | |
| call the play(verb, idiom, go, work) | |
| call the signals(verb, idiom, go, work) | |
| carry on(verb, phrasal verb, go, work) | |
| carry out(verb, phrasal verb, run, direct) | |
| crack the whip(verb, idiom, order, run) | |
| deal with(verb, phrasal verb, run, direct) | |
| have in hand | |
| hold purse strings(verb, idiom, run, direct) | |
| hold sway(verb, order, run, restrain) | |
| hold sway over(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, run) | |
| lay down the law(verb, idiom, order, run) | |
| make go(verb, go, work, run) | |
| pull the strings(verb, idiom, go, work) | |
| pull the wires(verb, idiom, go, work) | |
| push buttons(verb, run, direct, rule) | |
| reign over(verb, phrasal verb, run, direct) | |
| ride herd on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, run) | |
| rule the roost(verb, idiom, order, run) |
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