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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San Antonio remains in the driver's seat to retain him, however. —

Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 Saleh was unceremoniously fired after five weeks, leading to the Jets placing Jeff Ulbrich in the driver's seat. —

Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 Flashback: The last time Trump was president, Congressional Republicans were in the driver's seat shaping tax legislation. —

Neil Irwin, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024 With the automobile in the driver's seat of development and residential patterns, Valley residents were not confined to a downtown corridor for jobs or opportunities. —

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