be at the helm

To be in charge; to be the leader (of something). The phrase originated as a nautical term, meaning "to steer a ship." Jack is at the helm, so I know they'll get this project done on time! Nancy has been at the helm of our department for so long that I can't imagine what it will be like once she retires!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chayyim	KHAH-yeem	Hebrew
Jennie	JEN-ee (English)	English, Swedish
Avner	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Linda	LIN-də (English), LIN-dah (German), LEEN-dah (Italian, Finnish)	English, Dutch, German, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, French, Latvian, Finnish, Hu
Babur	-	Urdu
Tonino	-	Italian