drive the bus

Example Sentences

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“Your top guys have to be your top guys and sort of drive the bus, and our guys have been consistently doing that from the start of the season.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2022

"I always tell people I just drive the bus; the heroes are in the back, working on the patient."

From Fox News • Jan. 17, 2022

“They drive the bus, no question about that,” forward Jannik Hansen said Wednesday.

From Washington Times • Apr. 20, 2017

You’ve got to understand that those who were founders have willingly adopted the George Washington pose and moved gracefully to the rear of the bus, and let other people drive the bus.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2016

"If you're hiring someone to drive the bus," he noted, citing his unwillingness to work certain days, "you want to make sure they have a driver's license."

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2015