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Meaning of at the helm | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Steering a vessel.
    literally
  2. In charge of a company or project.
    idiomatic

Equivalents

Deutsch am Steuer
Español al timón
Français à la barre en charge de
Polski na czele
Português ao leme

Examples

“Palace defended with great discipline, one of the many hallmarks of Oliver Glasner’s stunning year or so at the helm, and in the final analysis, Manchester City did not do enough in creative terms.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

at the high port at the last at the last minute at the last moment at the latest at the moment

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