be in the driver's seat

成語所屬單字driver

be in the driver's seat — 慣用語

1. to be the person who controls a situation and makes the important decisions

1.慣用語
釋義

掌握主導權;處於掌控地位

to be the person who controls a situation and makes the important decisions

例句

After the merger, the larger company was clearly in the driver's seat.

Elena put herself in the driver's seat by negotiating a better contract.