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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Behind every brilliant strategy or gadget, the real leverage depends on the man or woman in the driver's seat, i.e., your mind.
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Jon Michail, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Another snap showed the couple in the driver's seat of the truck, with Wyatt looking at his wife and placing his hand on her stomach.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Officers arrived at the location at 12:40 a.m. to find an unconscious man, later identified as Mitchell, in the driver's seat of a truck.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Officers shortly found Mitchell unconscious in the driver's seat of a truck, the KBI said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
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Jon Michail, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Another snap showed the couple in the driver's seat of the truck, with Wyatt looking at his wife and placing his hand on her stomach.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Officers arrived at the location at 12:40 a.m. to find an unconscious man, later identified as Mitchell, in the driver's seat of a truck.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Officers shortly found Mitchell unconscious in the driver's seat of a truck, the KBI said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
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“In the driver's seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20driver%27s%20seat. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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