at the helm en · ADP
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (literally) Steering a vessel.
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(idiomatic) In charge of a company or project.
After ten years at the helm of most buses and trains in Northern Ireland, what are Chris Conway's plans from June onwards?
2026 March 18, Chris Conway talks to Andy Comfort, “The RAIL Interview”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 35:Palace defended with great discipline, one of the many hallmarks of Oliver Glasner’s stunning year or so at the helm, and in the final analysis, Manchester City did not do enough in creative terms.
2025 May 17, David Hytner, “Crystal Palace stun Manchester City to win FA Cup amid drama and Henderson controversy”, in The Guardian:
Translations (15)
fi peräsimessä (steering a vessel) · de am Steuer (steering a vessel) · fr en charge de (in charge of a company or project) · de am Steuer (in charge of a company or project) · pl na czele (in charge of a company or project) · cmn 掌舵 (steering a vessel) · fi peräsimessä (in charge of a company or project) · pt ao leme (steering a vessel) · cmn 主管 (in charge of a company or project) · es al timón (steering a vessel) · pt ao leme (in charge of a company or project) · fr à la barre (steering a vessel) · pl u steru (steering a vessel) · fr à la barre (in charge of a company or project) · es al timón (in charge of a company or project)