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Meaning of take the wheel | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To be in control of the steering wheel of a vehicle or a vessel.
To assume control of a situation.
broadly, idiomatic

Equivalents

Français prendre le volant

Русский сесть за руль

Examples

“Can you take the wheel for a minute while I take off my gloves?”

CEFR level

C1

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

See also

take the wind out of someone's sails take the words out of someone's mouth take the wrong way take time take time by the forelock take time off