IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT Definition & Meaning

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in the driver's seat

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Also, in the saddle . In control, in a position of authority. For example, With the boss on vacation, Mr. Burns was in the driver's seat and enjoying it , or She waited until after the election, knowing that she'd be in the saddle then . The first expression dates from the 1800s, the second from the early 1600s. Also see at the helm .

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We put ourselves in the driver’s seat.

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The election of Donald Trump seemed to put the company’s leader, Elon Musk, in the driver’s seat of efforts to push U.S. government policy in directions that would put more profits in Tesla’s pockets.

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"The police came and when they found me I was in between the two seats. I wasn't actually in the driver's seat," he recalls.

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Earlier this week, Trump hosted an event at the White House where he said people protesting against Tesla should be labelled domestic terrorists, while sitting in the driver's seat of a brand new red Tesla that he said he planned to buy.

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Someone in the driver’s seat handed him a bag, according to the report.

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