| act(verb, hold, take, work) |
| be in charge(verb, control, work, drive) |
| be in saddle(verb, work, drive, keep) |
| call the play(verb, expression, idiom, work) |
| call the shots(verb, expression, idiom, control) |
| call the signals(verb, expression, idiom, take, control) |
| carry on(verb, expression, control, work) |
| compel(verb, work, run, determine) |
| determine(verb, control, work, run) |
| do(verb, work, run, function) |
| drive(verb, work, keep, run) |
| hold the reins(verb, expression, idiom, work) |
| make go(verb, expression, work, drive) |
| move(verb, work, run, produce) |
| ordain(verb, work, drive, keep) |
| pilot(verb, control, work, drive) |
| pull the strings(verb, expression, idiom, work) |
| pull the wires(verb, expression, idiom, work) |
| run the show(verb, expression, idiom, control) |
| run things(verb, expression, take, control) |