一锤定音 (yī chuí dìng yīn) — to have the final say; to make the decisive call

Definition

Examples

• 这个问题大家争论了很久，最后由经理一锤定音。
  Zhè ge wèn tí dà jiā zhēng lùn le hěn jiǔ, zuì hòu yóu jīng lǐ yī chuí dìng yīn.
  Everyone argued over this issue for a long time, until the manager had the final say.
• 在团队里，老板的意见总是能一锤定音。
  Zài tuán duì lǐ, lǎo bǎn de yì jiàn zǒng shì néng yī chuí dìng yīn.
  In the team, the boss's opinion always carries the final word.
• 经过多轮谈判，最终由中方代表一锤定音。
  Jīng guò duō lún tán pàn, zuì zhōng yóu zhōng fāng dài biǎo yī chuí dìng yīn.
  After several rounds of negotiations, the Chinese representative had the final word.