He got into the driving seat and started the engine.
At 69 he is as firmly in the driving seat of the company as ever.
English dictionary. 2008.
driving seat — noun 1. The seat in a vehicle in which the driver sits 2. A position of control • • • Main Entry: ↑drive * * * driving seat UK US noun [countable] [singular driving seat … Useful english dictionary
driving seat — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms driving seat : singular driving seat plural driving seats British the seat where you sit when you are driving a car • be in the driving seat … English dictionary
driving seat — noun be in the driving seat BrE be in the driver s seat AmE to be the person who is in control of a situation: Fiona led the meeting but Marie was the one in the driving seat … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
be in the driving seat — phrase to be the person who is controlling a situation In this company, women are in the driving seat. Thesaurus: to be in chargesynonym Main entry: driving seat … Useful english dictionary
be in the driving seat — (UK ► to be in control of a situation: »With employers fighting among themselves for staff, IT workers are in the driving seat. »He believes there will be consolidation in the airline industry and wants his company to be in the driver s seat of… … Financial and business terms
in the driving seat — ► in the driving seat in control. Main Entry: ↑driving … English terms dictionary
(be) in the driving seat — be in the ˈdriving seat idiom (BrE) (NAmE be in the ˈdriver s seat) to be the person in control of a situation Main entry: ↑seatidiom … Useful english dictionary
be in the driving seat — British, American & Australian to be in control of a situation. The consumer is in the driving seat due to the huge range of goods on the market … New idioms dictionary
be in the driving seat — to be the person who is controlling a situation In this company, women are in the driving seat … English dictionary
driving — ► 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 … English terms dictionary
