Definition
说了算 is a fixed collocation meaning 'to have the final say' or 'to call the shots'. It often appears in patterns like 谁说了算 (who has the final say) or 说了不算 (to not count). The subject is usually a person or a group with authority, and the phrase follows the logic: [someone] + 说了算 = that person's word is decisive.
v.
to have the last wordto call the shots
Examples
- ，说了算。Zài zhège gōngsī, lǎobǎn cái shuì.In this company, only the boss has the final say.
- 说了算？Zhè jiàn shì yóu shéi shuì?Who calls the shots on this matter?
- ，说了算。Zuìhòu de juédìng quán zài shéi shǒu lǐ, shéi jiù shuì.Whoever holds the final decision power has the last word.
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