at the wheel

idiom

: while driving
She fell asleep at the wheel.

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Voters will decide whether to grant interim Prime Minister Mark Carney a full four-year mandate or give the Conservative Party a turn at the wheel after over nine years of Liberal Party government. Max Saltman, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025 The photos showed Prince Andrew at the wheel while the Duchess of York, 65, who is popularly known as Fergie, sat in the passenger's seat. Janine Henni, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025 With Hardy in fine form at the wheel, Havoc knows what its audience wants. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025 McMurtry Coupled, of course, with the fearlessness – or lack of any emotion, some say – of Stig at the wheel; with optimal lines, brake markers, and apexes hard-coded into its circuits. New Atlas, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at the wheel

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“At the wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20wheel. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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