own the road

own the road

To be the most important person on the road. Typically said of motorists who drive with little regard for other drivers, bicyclists, etc. Hey, you don't own the road! Stay in your lane! Bicyclists get hit every day by drivers like you who think they own the road.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
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  • a bad apple spoils the (whole) barrel
  • a rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel
  • a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bunch
  • a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel
  • bushel
  • one rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel
  • one rotten apple spoils the (whole) bunch
  • one rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel
  • rotten apple spoils the barrel