call the shots(Myanmar's Shan state, which borders both China and Thailand, is the wild wild east. And in many parts of the state, it's well-armed ethnic militias, not Myanmar's military, who call the shots.); pull the strings(чем-л. предосудительным • So basically the people who built this province will get to have no heritage and if so-called indigenous peoples ask for Heritage designations to be removed it'll just be done. This is racism. It's not Equity it's not Justice it's pure and simple ethnic racism and for some reason a lot of rich white people enjoy destroying their own Heritage because they feel that some other group is more deserving. You find that it's almost always rich white people who are pulling the strings here. -- этим заправляют (vancouversun.com)ART Vancouver)
be in charge(также правильный перевод "верховодить" предложила sea holly • America can't even defend its own people atm so I'd call bs on that personally. Maybe it used to help defend us but I'd question that these days with the morons in charge down there. (Reddit) -- которые там сейчас заправляют • B.C. To End Drug Decriminalization Project After 'Challenging' Three-Year Experiment. (CTV News) -- "I don't believe for one minute that anything will change. The activists are in charge and they will just ignore the law and police will ignore the law being broken." (x.com)ART Vancouver)
thread(нить в иголку; учитывайте разное управление • How to thread a needle and tie a knot); thread in(нить в иголку; учитывайте разное управление • How to thread a needle and tie a knot)
