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take the wheel

take the wheel

To take or assume control (of something). After the CEO announced that she had been diagnosed with dementia, her daughter gradually began taking the wheel of the company. I don't know why people are so utterly terrified of letting the federal government take the wheel when it comes to things like healthcare.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Adelmar-Ancient Germanic, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Nor (2)NAWRLimburgish
Patroklos-Greek Mythology
Osman-Turkish
WacŁAwVAHTS-wahfPolish
Rurik-Russian
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