He who pays the piper calls the tune.
Source: tatoeba (18556)
Calls
/kɔːlz/
Synonyms for "calls" (29 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (14)
Noun(14 words)
phonephone callphone conversationrequestring uprulingshoutsummonsummonstelecommunicationtelephonetelephone callvisitationsyell
Related word relations
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15 entriesappealcommunicationcommunication methoddecisiondesignationinstructioninteractionmeetingnamingoutcomepetitionsignalsoundspeech acttelecommunication
More specific
24 entriesShowing 16 of 24 words.
Collocations
8 entriescall by namecall centercall for paperscall to actioncall to ordermake a callphone calltelephone call
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Success in school calls for hard study.
Source: tatoeba (21636)
Mastering a foreign language calls for patience.
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The plan announced Tuesday calls for $54 billion in tax cuts.
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