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hand over the reins
hand over the reins
to allow someone else to control something you controlled previously, especially an organization or a country Company chiefs are often reluctant to hand over the reins of power to younger people. (often + to ) I built up the business, but I handed over the reins to my daughter last year.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Mattia | | maht-TEE-ah | Italian |
AmbroŽ | | - | Slovene, Czech (Rare) |
Jacobo | | hah-KO-bo | Spanish |
Fiera | | fee-E-rah | Esperanto |
Florrie | | FLAWR-ee | English |
GÜNther | | GUYN-ter | German, Germanic Mythology |