Hello and we speak where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so you can use them too.

I'm Fay Fay Fay Faye tell me how are you and what is the phrase we're learning in this program?

And well thank you the phrase we're learning in this program is about taking

control of a situation but first of all can you take the wheel for the

introduction? smooth introduction to the phrase we're looking at in this

program and sure I'll take the wheel and you can rest for a few seconds.

We're learning take the wheel which means take control of a situation.

It comes from the literal sense when you take control of the steering wheel of a car, or wheel for short.

So imagine we're in a car, I'm driving, you're the passenger and there's an emergency.

I might say to you, quick, take the wheel and I'm asking you to put your hands on the

steering wheel to take control of the car. Well that sounds a little stressful but the

meaning we're looking at is more metaphorical isn't it? So for example my family is

talking about going on holiday together but no one is actually organizing it so I've decided to take the wheel to organize the holiday.

That's a great example.

Let's hear some more examples of Take the Wheel in use.

When I worked as a teacher, I often had to cover classes of teachers that were suddenly sick. I just had to take the wheel and teach without being able to prepare anything in advance.

This is massive project at work. I just don't have any time to organise it. Can you take the wheel on this one?

I think I'll take the wheel on the decorations for the party, but could you organize the food?

So this phrase is quite flexible and can be used like any normal verb so I can use

it in the past for example I took the wheel as a request can you take the wheel or he's always

taking the wheel and lots more. Is there anything else we can say about this

phrase Georgie? Well it's interesting actually that a lot of

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