From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwhat somebody says goeswhat somebody says goesCONTROLused to emphasize who is in control in a situation My wife wants to go to Italy this year, and what she says goes! → say
Examples from the Corpus
what somebody says goes• I'm in charge here and what I say goes.• I look up to my brother, what he says goes with me, so that really hurt. 