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make the rules

VERB

call the shots

Synonyms

WEAK

be in control be in the driver's seat be in the saddle call the tune lay down the law make the decisions run the show wear the trousers

Example Sentences

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And while you can’t control your guests’ habits, hosts can make the rules.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

"We wanted to make the rules easier to understand," he told the inquiry.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2024

But I don’t make the rules, and so here we go again.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024

Roberts once famously compared judges to umpires who call balls and strikes, but don’t make the rules.

From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2023

“I don’t make the rules, ma’am, I just enforce ’em.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols