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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Six cameras were all in place and recording when the 26-ton steam engine with a dummy in the driver's seat met its watery demise in front of thousands of onlooking Cottage Grove, Oregon residents.
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Joe Salas
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Less than three weeks after Aurora Innovation made a splash with the commercial launch of the first driverless semi trucks in Texas, the company is putting a human observer in the driver's seat.
—Joann Muller, Axios, 19 May 2025
His incredible eagle on No. 15 gave him a four-shot lead and put him comfortably in the driver's seat.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
New York is still in the driver's seat thanks to its 3-2 series lead, but the pressure is on Jalen Brunson and Co. to take care of business tonight to avoid having to go on the road in Game 7.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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Joe Salas
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Less than three weeks after Aurora Innovation made a splash with the commercial launch of the first driverless semi trucks in Texas, the company is putting a human observer in the driver's seat.
—Joann Muller, Axios, 19 May 2025
His incredible eagle on No. 15 gave him a four-shot lead and put him comfortably in the driver's seat.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
New York is still in the driver's seat thanks to its 3-2 series lead, but the pressure is on Jalen Brunson and Co. to take care of business tonight to avoid having to go on the road in Game 7.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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“In the driver's seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20driver%27s%20seat. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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