in the driver's seat

/ɪnðə dɹˈaɪvəz sˈiːt/

/ɪnðə dɹˈaɪvɚz sˈiːt/

having control over a particular situation and making the important decisions

Examples

1. Offering high performance and high tech features might be the best way to put people in the driver's seat.

2. Let Hertz put you in the driver's seat ♪

3. So the guy who basically built it, he's going to risk himself in the driver's seat.

4. Number one, it establishes that America is back in the driver's seat, back in that leadership position.