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take the wheel

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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.
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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

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