be in the driving seat

To be in control of a situation; to be in a position of power. Primarily heard in UK. Make sure to get good grades now, so that you're in the driving seat when it comes time to choose a college. We're still leading in the polls, so nobody panic—we're in the driving seat here.

be in the driving seat

(British) also be in the driver's seat (American & Australian)

to be in control of a situation The consumer is in the driving seat due to the huge range of goods on the market.

See fly by the seat of pants

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Virgilio	veer-JEE-lyo (Italian), beer-KHEE-lyo (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Stelara	ste-LAH-rah	Esperanto
Peti	-	Hungarian
Joye	JOI	English
Hugh	[hju:]
Chavaqquq	-	Biblical Hebrew