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Newguest Posted 13 years ago
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Run the show
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With all their lobbyists and political donations they pretty well run the show in most of our government regulatory and agricultural agencies.
Does "run the show" mean here the same as "throw one's weight about"? Or is there a better expression?
With all their lobbyists and political donations they pretty well run the show in most of our government regulatory and agricultural agencies.
Does "run the show" mean here the same as "throw one's weight about"? Or is there a better expression?
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run the show ( Cambridge ) Americans throw their weight around . That is not an equivalent expression. You could say they are in the driver's seat.
- run the show ( Cambridge ) Americans throw their weight around .
- That is not an equivalent expression.
- You could say they are in the driver's seat.
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run the show (Cambridge)
Americans throw their weight around. That is not an equivalent expression. You could say they are in the driver's seat.
Americans throw their weight around. That is not an equivalent expression. You could say they are in the driver's seat.
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