Idiom: in the driver's seat

Man at the wheel of a car: When I'm in the driver's seat the team feels confident we can win the game.

Meaning

Idiom: in the driver's seat

in control or in charge of a situation

Example sentences

— You always want to be in the driver's seat in this marriage and what you don't understand is that we should be more like copilots in a partnership.

— Who's overseeing this project? Everyone can't be in the driver's seat at the same time.

— I never felt like I was in the driver's seat when I was the project manager.

— Samantha needs to take some speaking and voice lessons. She doesn't sound like she's in the driver's seat at meetings.

— Joe likes to act like he's in the driver's seat but he's only a junior attorney.

— It feels great to have a new president in the driver's seat again.

— We need someone in the driver's seat for today's meeting. Who wants to volunteer?

— When I'm in the driver's seat, I like to have an agenda to keep everyone on track and keep meetings short.

— Why don't we put Sharon in the driver's seat? She can definitely handle the gala with all of her experience with meeting planning.

Synonyms

at the wheel
call the shot
pull the strings
wear the pants

Idiom: in the driver's seat

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