词汇 | in the drivers seat |
释义 | (redirected from in the drivers seat)in the driver's seatIn 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. in the driver's seatFig. in control; in charge of things. (As if one were driving and controlling the vehicle.) Now that Fred is in the driver's seat, there is a lot less criticism about how things are being done. Joan can't wait to get into the driver's seat and do what she can to turn things around. in the driver's seatAlso, 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. in the driver's (or driving) seatin charge of a situation. 1998 Times The deal would propel the no-nonsense Lancastrian into the driving seat at the UK's biggest generator. in the driver’s seat mod. in control. I’m in the driver’s seat now, and I get to decide who gets raises. in the driver's seatIn control. The analogy here is obvious, but the actual expression did not become common until the nineteenth century. Lord Beaverbrook is quoted (New Statesman, 1963) as saying of David Lloyd George, “He did not care in which direction the car was travelling, so long as he remained in the driver’s seat.” See also in the saddle. |
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