faire la pluie et le beau temps
French edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “to make the rain and the good weather”, i.e. "to be God".
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
faire la pluie et le beau temps
- (figuratively) to call the shots, to call the tune, to rule the roost (to be the one who makes the rules, to be the one who decides)
- Synonym: faire la loi
Descendants edit
- → Russian: де́лать пого́ду (délatʹ pogódu) (calque)