in the driver’s seat

in the driver's seat

In control; in a dominant or influential position. With the new CEO in the driver's seat, the company has turned in its most profitable quarter in years.
See also: seat
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in the driver’s seat

mod. in control. I’m in the driver’s seat now, and I get to decide who gets raises.
See also: seat
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • a big fish
  • big fish
  • cook the books
  • cook the accounts
  • the blame for (something)
  • (right) on cue
  • cue
  • a/the fish rots from the head down
  • a/the fish stinks from the head down
  • come to heel