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I'm somebody who doesn't feel the need to be in the driver's seat all the time. I appreciate the perspective of being in the passenger's seat sometimes, and I feel fortunate for that because I've learned a lot from that perspective.
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Meaning of "to be in the driver's seat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TO BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT

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WHAT DOES TO BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of to be in the driver's seat in the English dictionary

The definition of to be in the driver's seat in the dictionary is to be in a position of control.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TO BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT

to be a one-man show
to be a one-way street
to be a warning shot
to be able to do sth blindfolded
to be as American as apple pie
to be blissfully ignorant of sth
to be brought to bed
to be bursting at the seams
to be full to bursting
to be in running order
to be in the driving seat
to be mixed up in sth
to be mixed up with sb
to be none too pleased
to be off limits
to be off the radar
to be on the front burner
to be on the naughty step
to be on the radar
to be on the rocks

WORDS THAT END LIKE TO BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT

aisle seat
baby seat
back seat
bench seat
booster seat
box seat
child seat
county seat
driver´s seat
hot seat
in the box seat
in the driver´s seat
jump seat
love seat
mercy seat
passenger seat
rumble seat
seat
to be in the driving seat
toilet seat
window seat

Synonyms and antonyms of to be in the driver's seat in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «to be in the driver's seat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TO BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT

Find out the translation of to be in the driver's seat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of to be in the driver's seat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «to be in the driver's seat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

为在驾驶员的座椅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estar en el asiento del conductor
570 millions of speakers

English

to be in the driver´s seat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चालक की सीट में होना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أن يكون في مقعد السائق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

быть в сиденье водителя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estar no banco do motorista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ড্রাইভার এর আসন হতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comme dans le siège du conducteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Untuk berada di tempat duduk pemandu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in den Fahrersitz sein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

運転席にあることする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

운전석 에 있어야 합니다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dadi ing jog pembalap
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

để được chỗ ngồi của lái xe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயக்கி இருக்கை இருக்க வேண்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चालकाचा आसन असणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sürücü koltuğunda olmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

essere nel sedile del conducente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

się w fotelu kierowcy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бути в сидінні водія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pentru a fi în scaunul șoferului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

να είναι στη θέση του οδηγού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

te wees in die bestuurder se sitplek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

att vara i förarsätet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

å være i førersetet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of to be in the driver's seat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TO BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT»

The term «to be in the driver's seat» is very widely used and occupies the 15.267 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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M. Ward
I'm somebody who doesn't feel the need to be in the driver's seat all the time. I appreciate the perspective of being in the passenger's seat sometimes, and I feel fortunate for that because I've learned a lot from that perspective.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TO BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT»

Discover the use of to be in the driver's seat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to to be in the driver's seat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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If You're In the Driver's Seat, Why Are You Lost?: A Roadmap ...
And, I have been able to provide empowering strategies to help my clients feel more confident and ready to be in the driver's seat of their lives. I have been fortunate enough to share this advice one on one, as well as through speaking ...
Lawana Gladney, 2014
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The Modern Scottish Novel: Narrative and the National ...
Lise fulfils in the most direct fashion what Macquarrie, in Existentialism, describes as 'the existent's inward awareness that his being is a being-towards-death' (195) : she wants to be in the 'driver's seat' not by choosing what to do with her life ...
Cairns Craig, 1999
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Life Skills Curriculum: ARISE Dropout Prevention, Book 2: So ...
... car when you're in the driver's seat. (No) Why? (You could crash; You're supposed to be driving when you're in the driver's seat.) Tell learners that giving into negative peer pressure allows other people to be in the driver's seat of your life.
ARISE Foundation, ARISE Foundation Staff, 2011
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Femicidal Fears: Narratives of the Female Gothic Experience
Although Lise wants to be in "the driver's seat," to be in control of her fate," she can only imagine gaining that control through Mr. Right. The script that Lise writes for herself is ultimately an extreme and perverse form of the conventional ...
Helene Meyers, 2001
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The Learning Journey: Absorbing Life's Lessons
If we allow the “child” to be in the driver's seat, our choices will be dominated by our childish script of blame or victimization. In most cases, except when a child's spontaneity and adventure are the goal, we must keep the “adult” in the driver's ...
June W. Lamb, June W Lamb Mft, 2011
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Cambridge Business English Dictionary
... policies will drive the economy into recession. 4 be in the driving seat (also be in the driver's seat) UK to be in control of a situation: He believes there will be consolidation in the airline industry and wants his company to be in the driver's seat ...
Cambridge University Press, 2011
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The Drive to Partnership: Aid Coordination and the World Bank
The more recent Bank paper on partnership (World Bank 1998e) reiterates this point, and the January 1999 CDF document expresses the Bank's desire for the country to be in the "driver's seat" (Wolfensohn 1999:9). A recent statement by the  ...
John R. Eriksson, 2001
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The Program: The Brain-Smart Approach to the Healthiest You: ...
... emotional centers of the brain are inextricably intertwined. Your mind and body (and therefore your health) are also inextricably connected. To be in the driver's seat of your health means you must learn to be in the driver's seat of your brain.
Kelly Traver, Betty Kelly Sargent, 2009
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Joseph Stiglitz and the World Bank: The Rebel Within
If the developing countries are really to be “in the driver's seat” they have to have the capacity to analyze the often difficult economic issues which they face. Local researchers, combining the knowledge of local conditions – including ...
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Ha-Joon Chang, 2001
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Helping People Help Themselves
People need not only to "participate" but to be in the driver's seat in order to make their actions their own and to make their learnings their own. It is the psychological version of the old principle that people have a natural ownership of the fruits ...
Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.). Dept. of Education and Research, 2006

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