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1 call the shots / call the tune
Call the shots / call the tuneпринимать решенияSally always wants to call the shots, and Mary doesn’t like to be bossed around. They don’t get along well.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > call the shots / call the tune
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2 call the tune
call the tune распоряжаться; задавать тон -
3 call the tune
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4 call the tune
задавать тон, хозяйничать [происходит от пословицы he who pays the piper, calls the tune; см. he who pays the piper calls the tune]He could be quite bad-tempered to his clients. You'd have thought as they were paying the money that they'd call the tune and do the bullying. That wasn't so. Santon bullied them and he was quite sure of himself although they weren't. (A. Christie, ‘Endless Night’, ch. 3) — Архитектор Сантон мог быть нелюбезным со своими заказчиками. Они платили деньги, и можно подумать, что они же будут ставить условия и заставят его принять их. А на самом деле было не так. Сантон заставил их подчиниться. Он был уверен в себе, а они нет.
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5 call the tune
call the shots/the tune inf командовать парадом; диктовать условияBaxter's the big man right now, but he won't be calling the shots much longer if he loses the contract with the company.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > call the tune
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6 call the tune
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > call the tune
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7 call the tune
Макаров: задавать тон, распоряжаться, хозяйничать -
8 call the tune
распоряжаться; задавать тонАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > call the tune
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9 call the tune
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10 call the tune
задавать тон* * *идиом. распоряжаться; задавать тон -
11 call the tune
разг кома́ндовать пара́домThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > call the tune
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12 to call the tune
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14 pay the piper and call the tune
"платить волынщику и заказывать песни"; ≈ нести расходы и контролировать их [происходит от пословицы he who pays the piper calls the tune; см. he who pays the piper calls the tune]; см. тж. he who pays the piper calls the tuneUndershaft: "...I am the government of your country... Be off with you, my boy, and play with your caucuses and leading articles and historic parties and great leaders and burning questions and the rest of your toys. I am going back to my counting house to pay the piper and call the tune." (B. Shaw, ‘Major Barbara’, act III) — Андершафт: "...Я правительство твоей страны... Ступай, мой милый, играй в свои перевыборы, передовицы, приемы, имеющие историческое значение, в великих лидеров, в животрепещущие вопросы и в остальные твои игрушки! А я вернусь к себе в контору, заплачу музыкантам и закажу какую мне нужно музыку."
Large English-Russian phrasebook > pay the piper and call the tune
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15 to call the shots / call the tune
to call the shots / call the tunellevar la batuta, llevar la voz cantanteEnglish-spanish dictionary > to call the shots / call the tune
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16 call the time
зaдaвaть тoн, xoзяйничaть [пpoиcxoдит oт пocлoвицы he who pays the piper, calls the tune «ктo плaтит вoлынщику, тoт и зaкaзывaeт пecни», ктo плaтит, тoт и pacпopяжaeтcя]He could be quite bad-tempered to his clients. You'd have thought as they were paying the money that they'd call the tune and do the bullying. That wasn't so. Santon bullied them and he was quite sure of himself although they weren't (A. Christie). Hyperinflation calls the tune in Argentina (Financial Times) -
17 call the play
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > call the play
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18 call the shots
call the shots/the tune inf командовать парадом; диктовать условияBaxter's the big man right now, but he won't be calling the shots much longer if he loses the contract with the company.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > call the shots
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19 he who pays the piper calls the tune
посл."кто платит волынщику, тот и заказывает песни", т. е. кто платит, тот и распоряжается; см. тж. pay the piper и call the tuneFinancially speaking, our big newspapers and popular magazines are today more dependent upon their advertizers than they are upon their readers... And of course the old saying holds that "he who pays the piper calls the tune". (U. Sinclair, ‘The Brass Check’, ch. XLIII) — Сегодня наши крупные газеты и популярные журналы в финансовом отношении зависят больше от рекламодателей, чем от читателей... Ну и, конечно, как говорит старая пословица, "кто платит музыканту, тот и заказывает музыку".
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20 tune
tune [tju:n]1. nouna. ( = melody) air m• to call the tune ( = give orders) commanderb. to be in tune [instrument] être accordé• to be out of tune [instrument] être désaccordé• to be in/out of tune with... être en accord/désaccord avec...► tune inse mettre à l'écoute (to de)• to be tuned in to sth ( = aware of) être à l'écoute de qch[musician] accorder son instrument* * *[tjuːn], US [tuːn] 1.1) Music air m2) Music ( accurate pitch)to be in/out of tune — lit, fig être/ne pas être en accord
to sing in/out of tune — chanter juste/faux
3) (colloq) ( amount)2.transitive verb accorder [musical instrument]; régler [engine, radio, TV]Phrasal Verbs:- tune in- tune up••to change one's tune —
См. также в других словарях:
call the tune — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be in control; give orders or directions; command. * /Bill was president of the club but Jim was secretary and called the tune./ * /The people supported the mayor, so he could call the tune in city matters./ Syn.: CALL… … Dictionary of American idioms
call the tune — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be in control; give orders or directions; command. * /Bill was president of the club but Jim was secretary and called the tune./ * /The people supported the mayor, so he could call the tune in city matters./ Syn.: CALL… … Dictionary of American idioms
call the tune — The person who calls the tune makes the important decisions about something … The small dictionary of idiomes
call the tune — verb exercise authority or be in charge Who is calling the shots in this house? • Syn: ↑call the shots, ↑wear the trousers • Hypernyms: ↑control, ↑command • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
call\ the\ tune — v. phr. informal To be in control; give orders or directions; command. Bill was president of the club but Jim was secretary and called the tune. The people supported the mayor, so he could call the tune in city matters. Syn.: call the shots … Словарь американских идиом
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: run the show, call the shots … New idioms dictionary
call the tune — ► call the shots (or tune) take the initiative in deciding how something should be done. Main Entry: ↑call … English terms dictionary
call the tune — call the shots/tune to be the person who makes all the important decisions and who has the most power in a situation. She was used to calling the shots, to being in charge … New idioms dictionary
call the tune — The person who calls the tune makes the important decisions about something. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
call the tune — phrasal to call the shots … New Collegiate Dictionary
call the shots — {v. phr.}, {informal} To give orders; be in charge; direct; control. * /Bob is a first rate leader who knows how to call the shots./ * /The quarterback called the shots well, and the team gained twenty yards in five plays./ Syn.: CALL THE TUNE … Dictionary of American idioms