be at the helm



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!
See also: helm

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ChayyimKHAH-yeemHebrew
JennieJEN-ee (English)English, Swedish
Avner-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
LindaLIN-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