in the driver's seat

idiom

: in a position in which one is able to control what happens

When his boss went on vacation, he suddenly found himself in the driver's seat.

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Straka has put himself in the driver's seat, but anything can happen on the weekend at Pebble Beach. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025 The driver's pistol was found in the driver's seat of the Chevrolet Tahoe. —

Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 27 Feb. 2024 The key takeaway: SMBs will be back in the driver's seat with multiple lenders competing for their business, and shopping marketplaces will benefit them. —

Brock Blake, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Samantha had encountered her twin around 7:15 a.m. on Nov. 20, finding her in the driver's seat of her Nissan Rogue and an unknown person in the passenger's seat holding her at gunpoint, their other sister Tamara wrote in a GoFundMe fundraising plea. —

Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the driver's seat

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