be in the driver's seat

To be the one making decisions.

"After the merger, the new CEO was firmly in the driver's seat."

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Lex Fridman · 11:11

But I had to be in the driver's seat.

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So you do have to be in the driver's seat watching.

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TSN · 14:16

on the line and the Canadians will be in the driver's seat.

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Falcons now they're going to be in the driver's seat here at P4.

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that stress is no longer going to be in the driver's seat of your life.

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