designated driver Idiom, Proverb
in the driver's seat
controlling events or decisions, in charge Money and talent will put you in the driver's seat - in control.
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.
Sunday driver
A Sunday driver drives very slowly and makes unexpected manoeuvres.
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.
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.
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.
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.
driver
driver see
backseat driver;
in the driver's seat.
designated driver
A being who stays abstaining during a amusing acquisition and is amenable for cautiously active others from one area to another. Since Kara never drinks alcohol, she consistently offers to be the appointed disciplinarian for her friends.Learn more: designate, driver