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
- 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