call (one's) shots



call (one's) shots

To announce one's intentions or goals before pursuing them. A: "Did you know that Dave is off in LA, trying to become an actor?" B: "Sure, he called his shots before he left town."
See also: call, shot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Agre['a:gri:]
Aspinwall['æspinwɔ:]
Grigor-Welsh, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Armenian
Rivka-Hebrew
Malka-Hebrew
Abhinav-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu