at the wheel

idiom

: while driving
She fell asleep 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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