to be in the driving seat
11in the driving seat — in control. → driving …
12driving — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a controlling influence: the driving force behind the plan. 2) being blown by the wind with great force: driving rain. ● in the driving seat Cf. ↑in the driving seat …
13seat — seat1 W1S2 [si:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place to sit)¦ 2¦(official position)¦ 3¦(part of a chair)¦ 4 baby/child/car seat 5 seat of government/power 6 seat of learning 7¦(clothes)¦ 8 take a back seat (to somebody/something) 9 on the edge of your seat …
14seat — [[t]si͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦ seats, seating, seated 1) N COUNT A seat is an object that you can sit on, for example a chair. Stephen returned to his seat... Ann could remember sitting in the back seat of their car. 2) N COUNT The seat of a chair is the part …
15seat — Position of membership on a securities or commodity exchange, bought and sold at market prices. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * seat seat [siːt] noun [countable] 1. a position as a member of a government or a group that makes official… …
16seat — 1 /si:t/ noun 1 PLACE TO SIT (C) a place where you can sit, for example a chair: Excuse me, can you tell us where our seats are? | a 150 seat airliner | have/take a seat spoken (=used to politely invite someone to sit down): If you d like to take …
17driving — driv|ing1 [ˈdraıvıŋ] n [U] the activity of driving a car, truck etc ▪ driving lessons ▪ He was charged with causing death by dangerous driving . ▪ hazardous driving conditions (=weather that makes driving dangerous) →in the driving seat at ↑seat1 …
18driving — adjective 1》 having a strong and controlling influence: she was the driving force behind the plan. 2》 being blown by the wind with great force: driving rain. Phrases in the driving seat in control …
19The Official Visit — Infobox UK Television Episode Title = The Official Visit Series name = Yes Minister Caption = Episode title card Series no = 1 Episode = 2 Airdate = 2 March 1980 Writer = Antony Jay Jonathan Lynn Producer = Sydney Lotterby Director = Guests =… …
20The Quiller Memorandum — Infobox Film name = The Quiller Memorandum image size = caption = film poster by Tom Beauvais director = Michael Anderson producer = Ivan Foxwell writer = Trevor Dudley Smith (as Adam Hall) (novel) Harold Pinter narrator = starring = George Segal …
