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call the shots(verb, idiom, control, go)
3
rule the roost(verb, idiom, control, order)
2
call the signals(verb, idiom, control, go)
2
head up(verb, phrasal verb, control, keep)
2
hold sway(verb, control, order, run)
2
hold sway over(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, control)
2
hold the reins(verb, idiom, order, go)
2
keep under thumb(verb, idiom, control, run)
2
lead by the nose(verb, idiom, control, run)
2
run things(verb, control, go, work)
2
sit on top of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, control)
2
take over(verb, phrasal verb, control, order)
2
wear the crown(verb, idiom, control, rule)
1
boss around(verb, phrasal verb, rule, bend)
1
call the play(verb, idiom, control, go)
1
call upon(verb, phrasal verb, control, run)
1
care for(verb, phrasal verb, control, run)
1
carry on(verb, phrasal verb, control, go)
1
carry out(verb, phrasal verb, run, direct)
1
control the affairs of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, control)
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