at the center of things

idiom

: closely involved in things that are happening
He always likes to be at the center of things.

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Milne’s nine figures were at the center of things when the center of things was U.S. state power. Cameron Munter, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016 Giving her the boot places Mr. Trump at the center of things, and is a gift to President Biden, taking all the heat off his programs and policies. Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 6 May 2021 Constantly being at the center of things, planning, delegating, strategizing, financing and worrying about how policies and situations may affect your business can be taxing. Unoma Okorafor, Forbes, 8 June 2022 Napoleon was surprised about the pope’s intransigence, as both Protestants and Jews had agreed to abide by Napoleon’s vision, which placed the state at the center of things. Zenger News, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023 Matt Smith as his tempestuous brother; Emma D’Arcy as the king’s headstrong daughter; and Olivia Cooke as a courtier at the center of things. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 And yet, even here in his refuge, McNamara soon found himself at the center of things. Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022 Hard to imagine someone more at the center of things. CBS News, 3 July 2022 Through it all, Mr. Stern has shown a gift for being at the center of things. Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022

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“At the center of things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20center%20of%20things. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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