driver Idiome

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in the driver's seat

controlling events or decisions, in charge Money and talent will put you in the driver's seat - in control.

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Backseat driver

A backseat driver is an annoying person who is fond of giving advice to the person performing a task or doing something, especially when the advice is either wrong or unwelcome.

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Sunday driver

A Sunday driver drives very slowly and makes unexpected manoeuvres.

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Back Seat Driver

People who criticize from the sidelines, much like someone giving unwanted advice from the back seat of a vehicle to the driver.

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backseat driver|backseat|driver

n., informal A bossy person in a car who always tells the driver what to do. The man who drove the car became angry with the back seat driver.

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in the driver's seat|driver|driver's seat|seat

adv. phr. In control; having the power to make decisions. Stan is in the driver's seat now that he has been made our supervisor at the factory.

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slave driver|driver|slave

n. A cruel, merciless boss or employer who makes the people under him work extremely hard for little compensation. Mr. Catwallender is such a slave driver that nobody cares to work for him anymore.

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driver

driver
see backseat driver; in the driver's seat.