run the whole show

idiom

: to be in charge of everything
The new president tried to run the whole show himself.

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“Run the whole show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20the%20whole%20show. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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