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	Pronounced	Usage
Belshatzzar	-	Biblical Hebrew
ÁRmann	-	Icelandic
RoibeÁRd	-	Irish
Hoshiko	ho-shee-ko	Japanese
Angus	ANG-gəs	Scottish, Irish, English
Tovia	-	Hebrew