behind the wheel

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

behind the wheel

In control of a vehicle; driving.
If you've had too much to drink, don't get behind the wheel.

Would you really want to be behind the wheel of a fighter jet?
(idiomatic) In control of the situation; in charge.

Synonyms

at the wheel

Related terms

take the wheel

Translations

in control of a vehicle

Arabic: خَلْفَ الْمِقْوَد (ḵalfa l-miqwad)
Belarusian: за рулём (za ruljóm)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 方向盤後面／方向盘后面 (fāngxiàngpán hòumiàn)
Finnish: ratissa
French: au volant
German: hinterm Steuerrad, hinterm Steuer, hinterm Lenkrad, am Steuerrad, am Steuer, am Lenkrad
Greek: στο τιμόνι (sto timóni)
Italian: al volante
Japanese: 運転して (ja) (うんてんして, unten shite)
Korean: 운전하면서 (ko) (unjeonhamyeonseo)
Polish: za kółkiem (pl)
Portuguese: no volante
Russian: за рулём (za ruljóm)
Swedish: bakom ratten, vid ratten
Ukrainian: за кермо́м (za kermóm)

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