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calls the tune

calls the tune is the third-person singular simple present indicative of call the tune.

Meaning of call the tune

Verb

call the tune (third-person singular simple present calls the tune, present participle calling the tune, simple past and past participle called the tune)

  1. Synonym of call the shots.
    Synonyms:
    call the shots

Questions about calls the tune

What is calls the tune the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Calls the tune is the third-person singular simple present indicative of call the tune.

Words near calls the tune in the dictionary

  1. calls someone every name in the book
  2. calls someone everything but a child of God
  3. calls someone's bluff
  4. calls someone's number
  5. calls the shots
  6. calls the tune
  7. calls them as one sees them
  8. calls time
  9. calls to
  10. calls to account
  11. calls to action

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