hand over the reins

hand over the reins

To bestow a particular responsibility or job on someone. I have so much work to do now that my boss has retired and handed over the reins to me.
See also: hand, over, reins
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • hand over the baton
  • pass on the baton
  • pass the baton
  • baton
  • hand on the baton
  • bestow
  • bestow on
  • bestow on (someone)
  • reward (someone, something, or oneself) with (something)
  • reward with
References in periodicals archive
Stand-in skipper Michael Clarke, who will hand over the reins with a flawless record during Ponting's rest period, also struck a half-century as Australia extended their dominance over England to 10 wins in 13 attempts in 50-over cricket.
White keeps England on a losing streak; Australia go three up
Indignant Hussain came out fighting after predecessors Mike Gatting and Ian Botham called for him to hand over the reins to Vaughan in Test cricket as well.
Cricket: Skipper Nas has blast at critics