at the wheel

idiom

: while driving
She fell asleep at the wheel.

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Gainsbourg sits at the wheel of the car, languidly turning the wheel in a green velvet Saint Laurent jacket and a pair of shades, before climbing up onto the seats to let the breeze fly through her hair. Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025 Roemmelt’s point isn’t that universities or corporate learning teams are asleep at the wheel. Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 More from this past week • A Kansas City firefighter who was at the wheel of the fire truck that killed three people in a deadly 2021 crash must get his KCFD job back, an arbiter ruled. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025 This time around, the Wayans brothers will be back at the wheel to produce and pen the script, marking their first creative reunion after an 18-year hiatus. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.

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