take the wheel

idiom

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

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Unlike basic or lower-level automation, where humans are still required at the helm, fully autonomous networks (AN) take the wheel. Raghav Sahgal, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 During this video the safety driver did not once take the wheel, which is particularly impressive considering that the route was a 170-mile drive from San Antonio to Laredo, Texas. Anshel Sag, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 It was shot in portrait because it was shot in Instagram by and for a woman who was losing her mind in quarantine and had fully let the sillies take the wheel. Ego Nwodim, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025 Salter could take the wheel in 2025 while Lewis acclimates to the college game. Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025 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 8 Apr. 2025.

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