take the wheel

idiom

: to drive a vehicle
My sister offered to take the wheel.

Examples of take the wheel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This month will give you the opportunity to take the wheel again in your own life and challenge yourself to self-prioritize. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2024 So take the wheel and let a few thousand pounds of torque finish the pitch. Gregory Barber, The Atlantic, 28 June 2024 Other than that, Goldsberry let Wickie take the wheel. Hunter Ingram, Variety, 20 June 2024 Let your Muse take the wheel and guide your hand — music, drawing, or writing — anything goes at this time. Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2024 The electropop ballad drops in just as BDSM businessman Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) lets his less experienced lover Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) take the wheel of his boat. Shannon Carlin, TIME, 3 May 2024 When Dumas was old enough to take the wheel, Belle Isle provided a welcoming landscape for driving lessons early on weekend mornings. Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2024 Outlook The Raiders represent one of 32 NFL jobs, so certainly there will be those eager to take the wheel even if this ship is seemingly rudderless all too often. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024 Thankfully for Minnesota, when Edwards and Towns are blatantly steering the USS Timberwolves into an oncoming iceberg, Conley generally can take the wheel and quickly redirect the ship to safety. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2024

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“Take the wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20the%20wheel. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

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