I am tired, so please take the wheel.
take the wheel
idiomTo assume control of a situation.
The project manager had to take the wheel when the team started missing their deadlines.
After the sudden resignation of the director, the vice president was forced to take the wheel and guide the company through the crisis.
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big wheel
A person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
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break the wheel
To end a pattern of oppression, inequality, injustice, or abuse.
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cross to take up
Alternative form of cross to bear.
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fifth wheel
Anything superfluous or unnecessary.
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forget to take one's medication this morning
To be annoyed or irritable, or to behave in an ill-mannered way, particularly in the morning.
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give and take
A process of compromise or accommodation.
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give someone an inch and someone will take a mile
Alternative form of give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
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hamster wheel
To cycle fruitlessly.