take the wheel

idiom

: to drive a vehicle
My sister offered to take the wheel.

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Consequently, Garage 66, previously known as MBM Motorsports, selected Chandler Smith to take the wheel of their No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for his first time participating in the prestigious Daytona 500. Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 Deion Sanders turned up in Boulder two Decembers ago with an NFL-ready pocket passer ready to take the wheel. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2024 What’s more terrifying than losing control of your physical and mental self as your most primal, animalistic instincts take the wheel? David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025 Similarly, Sam Mayer, who previously competed under JR Motorsports, will take the wheel of the newly-renumbered No. 41 Ford Mustang Dark Horse. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for take the wheel 

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“Take the wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20the%20wheel. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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