"take the reins" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-take the reins.ogg Forms: takes the reins [present, singular, third-person], taking the reins [participle, present], took the reins [past], taken the reins [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> the reins}} take the reins (third-person singular simple present takes the reins, present participle taking the reins, simple past took the reins, past participle taken the reins)
  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of take control. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: take control [synonym, synonym-of] Coordinate_terms: hold the reins
    Sense id: en-take_the_reins-en-verb-AWC5BQeA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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