B1🌿 Nature & Weather
Fare il bello e il cattivo tempo
To call the shots / to be in charge of everything
Literal Translation
"To make good and bad weather"
What it means
To call the shots / to be in charge of everything
Example in context
"In quella famiglia è sempre la nonna che fa il bello e il cattivo tempo."
"In that family, it is always the grandmother who calls the shots."
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