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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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Able to be tolerated or allowed; satisfactory or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

“The teacher said that a score of 70% or higher was acceptable for passing the test.”

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Dictionary Entry

call the shots

Part of Speechverb

To make the decisions; to be in charge; to give orders.

In a Sentence

“You may know all about glassblowing, but here in the gym I call the shots.”

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Synonyms

call the tune

Antonyms

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Related Words

run the showtake chargecommandtake the reinstake commanddictatehold the reinsrule the day

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