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Meaning of "to be in the driving seat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TO BE IN THE DRIVING SEAT

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WHAT DOES TO BE IN THE DRIVING SEAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of to be in the driving seat in the English dictionary

The definition of to be in the driving seat in the dictionary is If you say that someone is in the driving seat, you mean that they are in control in a situation.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TO BE IN THE DRIVING SEAT

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 driver´s 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
to be pleased with yourself

WORDS THAT END LIKE TO BE IN THE DRIVING 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 driver´s seat
toilet seat
window seat

Synonyms and antonyms of to be in the driving seat in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «to be in the driving seat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TO BE IN THE DRIVING SEAT

Find out the translation of to be in the driving seat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of to be in the driving 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 driving seat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

要在驾驶座位
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estar en el asiento del conductor
570 millions of speakers

English

to be in the driving seat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ड्राइविंग सीट में होना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أن تكون في مقعد القيادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

быть в водительском сиденье
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estar no banco do condutor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ড্রাইভিং আসন হতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comme dans le siège du conducteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berada di kerusi memandu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in der Fahrersitz sein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

運転席にあると
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

운전 좌석 에 있어야 합니다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dadi ing kursi pengemudi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

là ở ghế lái xe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓட்டுனராக இருக்க வேண்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्रायव्हिंग आसन असणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sürüş koltuğunda olmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

essere nel sedile di guida
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

się w gnieździe napędowym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бути в водійському сидінні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a fi în scaunul șoferului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

να είναι στο κάθισμα οδήγησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

te wees in die ry-stoel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

att vara i förarsätet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

til å være i drivende setet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of to be in the driving seat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TO BE IN THE DRIVING SEAT»

The term «to be in the driving seat» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.162 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about to be in the driving seat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TO BE IN THE DRIVING SEAT»

Discover the use of to be in the driving seat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to to be in the driving seat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The New Politics of the NHS: From Creation to Reinvention
The latter were to be `in the driving seat in shaping local services in the future'. But the former were to be responsible, in partnership with the PCGs, for drawing up three-year Health Improvement Programmes, i.e. for `deciding on the range ...
Rudolf Klein, 2010
2
The Judgement of Paris
Bare feet, she explained, can feel something cold and wet on a bedroom carpet, not that it was proof of anything but, as she said, once you start looking, you start finding. She was, as she usually tends to be, in the driving seat - ironic because,  ...
Martin Harrison, 2007
3
The Contemporary Catholic School: Context, Identity And ...
However, if the recipients of a service (which is for their personal good) are to be ' in the driving seat', they need to know about the details of that service and whether it is successful; they need to be able to hold the school to account for when it ...
Terence McLaughlin, Joseph O'Keefe, 2003
4
The Bologna process: fourth report of session 2006-07, ...
We are in the driving seat and we are perceived to be in the driving seat. That can make us optimistic. Q63 Chairman: What would make us pessimistic surely would be something that Jessica Olley just mentioned? In terms of quality assurance ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education and Skills Committee, 2007
5
No One Written Off: Reforming Welfare to Reward ...
Box 5.1 : Rose and Lucy's stories "I want to be in the driving seat" - Rose's story Rose has multiple sclerosis and is finding it increasingly difficult to walk. She is currently holding down her job as an office administrator but will require an electric ...
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2008
6
English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
... issue a search warrant Haussuchung: Haussuchung bei jm. halten/machen/ anordnen on the high seas See: auf hoher/( offener) See seaside to go to the seaside Meer: ans Meer fahren/ gehen to be in the driving seat Steuer: das Steuer (der ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
7
Regionalism in East Asia
Nevertheless, while ASEAN seeks to be in the driving seat of the ARF, the Forum's process-driven dynamics have also in turn forced ASEAN to engage itself more actively in all aspects of the ARF's development. Prospects for ASEAN into the ...
Fu-kuo Liu, Philippe Regnier, 2013
8
English Idioms in Use Advanced with Answers
Nobody seems to be in the driving seat any more. 4 Profits of internet-based companies have taken a nosedive recently. 5 I think the employers and the unions are on a collision course. 6 Nothing's happening. Things have come to a complete ...
Felicity O'Dell, Michael McCarthy, 2010
9
Attached to the World: On the Anchoring and Strategy of ...
The ambition of pursuing a strategic foreign policy may then mean in practice that , in some cases, the Netherlands may choose to be in the driving seat while, in other cases, it may take a back seat. If Canada, for instance, proves to be more ...
Gera Arts, Yvonne Kleistra, Martijn Klem, 2011
10
The Little Book of Lie Detection
Today is the D day, you're in the restaurant, as expected in the first phase, you booked in advance (It is better to be in the driving seat) and took care he sits down at a place from which it is difficult to escape. You have just to finish the ground ...
Philippe Kaizen, 2010

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. To be in the driving seat [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/to-be-in-the-driving-seat>. May 2024 ».
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