“the wheel”

The following 5 entries include the term the wheel.

behind the wheel

phrase

: in the act of driving

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at the wheel

phrase

: while driving

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get behind the wheel

phrase

: to sit in the driver's seat

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reinvent the wheel

phrase

: to waste time trying to do something that has already been done successfully by someone else

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take the wheel

phrase

: to drive a vehicle

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