to take the wheel

Examples

• All

• "I'll take the wheel, and we'll get back to port."

  Fiction book (2001)

• In my district, we have taken the wheel and are leading our party in the direction of Liberty.

  Blog text (13)

• Link will take the wheel next week and get a little bit more serious.

• Hey, you wanna take the wheel?

  Strange World (2022)

• Let me take the wheel.

  Toy Story 2 (1999)

• When I gave up and let God take the wheel, things started happening.

  Blog text (7)

• Julian, here, take the wheel.

  White Bird (2023)

• "Mark!" my father shouted, "Take the wheel!"

  Fiction book (1991)

• Mr. Hawthorne was letting the other men take the wheel, but nobody thought to offer that responsibility to the boy.

  Fiction book (2001)

• But thank the Lord Everett can take the wheel for the two hours to Mississippi.

  Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

T

to take over

vsto take the wheel

862 3.1

Begin to control someone else's job or project

can mean assuming responsibility at any time, not only replacing others

T

to take control

vsto take the wheel

227 3.5

Start to have power and make decisions about something

adds the idea of accepting responsibility, not only gaining power

C

to call the shots

vsto take the wheel

• Informal

99 4.2

To be in control and make the important decisions

covers taking responsibility but is less about decision authority specifically

T

to take charge

vsto take the wheel

98 3.5

Start to control a group or situation and lead others

focuses on taking control broadly, including actions and duty

T

to take the lead

vsto take the wheel

79 3.2

To start guiding a group or activity and make the main decisions

is about taking control or responsibility, not only starting actions

T

to take the helm

vsto take the wheel

12 4.4

To lead an organization, group, or project

is similar but applies both to formal leadership and everyday control

T

to take on the role

vsto take the wheel

10 3.1

Accept a job, responsibility, or part in a play

is about taking control or responsibility in a broader, not just job, sense

G

to grab the wheel

vsto take the wheel

5 5.0

To suddenly take control of a steering wheel in an emergency

covers assuming control calmly or urgently, not only sudden emergency action

H

to hold the reins

vsto take the wheel

• Informal

3 4.9

To be in control of a group or business

is broader and can mean any form of assuming responsibility

C

to carry the ball

vsto take the wheel

• Informal

2 4.6

Lead a project or task and make sure it is finished

is broader, applying to control in many situations beyond projects

A

to assume the mantle

vsto take the wheel

• Formal

1 7.3

To take on an important role as a leader

is practical assuming of control or responsibility without symbolic emphasis

T

to take the front seat

vsto take the wheel

• Informal

1 4.2

To lead a group or activity and direct what people do

is about taking control or responsibility, not only prominence

C

to carry the mantle

vsto take the wheel

• Formal

1 7.4

To take on responsibility as the next leader

is general taking of responsibility, not limited to succession

T

to take up the running of

vsto take the wheel

6.1

Start managing something after the previous person leaves

is the general act of assuming control, not only succession

T

to take up the running

vsto take the wheel

7.4

To start managing a task or group after someone else managed it

is broader, covering taking control both when replacing someone and otherwise

Antonyms

R

to relinquish

• Formal

69 7.2

To give up control, a right, or something you own

How Much Control

to dominate

275 3.7

to seize

277 3.2

to take charge

98 3.5

to take the wheel

23 4.7

to assist

605 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology