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
Despina	-	Greek, Macedonian
Marsha	MAHR-shə	English
Cary	KER-ee	English
Dragoslava	-	Serbian, Medieval Slavic
SÉRaphin	se-ra-FEN	French
Asby	['æzbi]