at the wheel

idiom

: while driving
She fell asleep at the wheel.

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The pair took their Clueless looks to the next level by posing in front of a white Jeep just like the one driven by Cher in the movie — with Kim pouting at the wheel as North pulled a shocked face. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025 Lawmakers cannot even agree if anyone is at the wheel, let alone the destination. Phil Elliott, Time, 8 Oct. 2025 Raúl, who’s Colombian, at the wheel; Vanina, who knows the Western Zone, as navigator in the passenger seat; Patricia and me in the back. Mariana Enriquez october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025 What was sold to fans as a brief detour has turned into a trip with no destination and with no one at the wheel. David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 Oct. 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 10 Nov. 2025.

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