in the driving seat

Значение

in control of a situation

В роли того, кто всё решает.

Примеры

1. 1Now that she owns half the company, Aisha is firmly in the driving seat.
2. 2The other buyers backed out, so now we're in the driving seat and can set the price.
3. 3Leo has the only key to the studio, so he's in the driving seat when we book rehearsals.
4. 4Two other firms want to hire Priya, which puts her in the driving seat in the salary talks.
5. 5Who's in the driving seat on this project? Who makes the final decisions?

Грамматика

Фраза не меняется. Обычно стоит после be или put. В американском английском — in the driver's seat.

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