🗓️ Idiom: In the Driver’s Seat (idiom)
💬 Meaning
- To be in control of a situation.
- To have the power to make decisions.
🧠 Example Sentences
- After the merger, the new CEO was in the driver’s seat.
- The investor is in the driver’s seat when deciding which projects get funding.
- With our strong sales numbers, we are in the driver’s seat for negotiating better contracts.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from the image of a driver controlling a car. The person in the driver’s seat chooses where to go, just like a leader controls the direction of a project or company.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
After the successful product launch, the company was __________ when talking to suppliers.
Answer
in the driver’s seat
2. Multiple choice:
What does in the driver’s seat mean?
a) To travel in a car
b) To be in control of a situation
c) To give advice to a leader
Answer
b) To be in control of a situation
3. Change the sentence using “in the driver’s seat”:
The manager has full control of the project.
Answer
The manager is in the driver’s seat for the project.
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Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
