take the reins
idiom
: to take control
The President-elect will officially take the reins in January.
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This is at least the argument that Cleveland radio host Tony Grossi laid out in a post on X, suggesting that the Browns' trading Flacco opens the door for Watson to take the reins of the starting quarterback job at some point this season.
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
For a while, the father and daughter find refuge with the Shaybani people, thanks to their ruler Hani (Tunisian French actor Sami Bouajila), but Hind eventually must take the reins of her destiny.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Will Derrick White and Andrew Nembhard take the reins?
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Merck’s shares jumped over 5%, amid an announcement that deputy CEO Kai Beckmann will take the reins currently held by CEO Belén Garijo.
—Tasmin Lockwood,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
For a while, the father and daughter find refuge with the Shaybani people, thanks to their ruler Hani (Tunisian French actor Sami Bouajila), but Hind eventually must take the reins of her destiny.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Will Derrick White and Andrew Nembhard take the reins?
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Merck’s shares jumped over 5%, amid an announcement that deputy CEO Kai Beckmann will take the reins currently held by CEO Belén Garijo.
—Tasmin Lockwood,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
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