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To assume control or responsibility

To assume responsibility in another's absence

Act as an official in charge of something, especially a sporting event

Determined or passionate in one's beliefs, interests or endeavors

Showing a keen desire or enthusiasm

Full of life, spirit and energy

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Verb

To assume control or responsibility

“With his armies in trouble in Italy to the south and apparently blocked in the north, Napoleon himself decided to take charge of the Army of the Reserve which had moved to Geneva.”

Verb

To assume responsibility in another's absence

act as stand-in

act as substitute

be a substitute

attend to things

look after things

step into the breach

take care of things

act in someone's place

take somebody's place

take the place of

act in place of

speak on behalf of

fill someone's boots

fill someone's shoes

be a substitute for

act on behalf of

fill the shoes of

fill the boots of

do something in someone's stead

do something in someone's place

do somebody's work

act as understudy

act as deputy for

take the rap for

act as substitute for

act as stand-in for

hold the fort for

appear on behalf of

Verb

Act as an official in charge of something, especially a sporting event

be responsible for

be in charge of

perform official duties

carry out official duties

ride roughshod over

throw your weight around

tell someone what to do

impose one's will on

use strong-arm tactics on

throw one's weight about

lay down the law

be in control of

be at the helm of

be in command of

be in the saddle

be the leader of

pull the strings

exercise control over

have control of

keep under thumb

be in driver's seat

be in the driving seat

have authority over

be in power over

call the shots in

be in the driver's seat

lead by the nose

call the tune in

assume command of

call the shots of

take the chair of

have control over

wear the trousers

exercise authority over

call the signals

play first fiddle

take the reins of

have upper hand

be in authority over

be at the head of

hold dominion over

assume command over

act the tin god

call the shots on

call the tune for

point in the right direction

control the affairs of

put on the right track

keep one's eye on

exercise authority

serve the people

have under one's thumb

have ascendancy over

have the whip hand over

have the upper hand over

rule the roost in

have the upper hand in

have mastery over

rule with a rod of iron

put the screws on

push the buttons

rule with an iron hand

bend to your will

be in the front line of

blaze the trail

be in the vanguard of

lead the way in

be in the van of

be in the forefront of

lay the first stone

be the driving force behind

get the jump on

lead the way for

go out in front

have someone in the palm of one's hand

have a hold over

hold the purse strings

hold purse strings

have someone eating out of one's hand

have something in the palm of one's hand

have someone in one's hip pocket

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Adjective

Determined or passionate in one's beliefs, interests or endeavors

keen as mustard

not backward in coming forward

pulling no punches

hammer and tongs

knock-down-and-drag-out

full of determination

full of oneself

coming on strong

high and mighty

as game as Ned Kelly

throwing one's weight around

action-oriented

not taking no for an answer

intensely competitive

fiercely competitive

stop at nothing

having killer instinct

bound and determined

like a ball of fire

upwardly mobile

highly motivated

desiring success

root-and-branch

full of get-up-and-go

one-hundred percent

full of vim and vigour

at the boiling point

as clear as a bell

stubborn as a mule

encyclopedic^US

encyclopaedic^UK

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

ready and willing

as keen as mustard

chomping at the bit

champing at the bit

free from doubt

incontrovertible

dyed-in-the-wool

in driver's seat

on your high horse

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Adjective

Showing a keen desire or enthusiasm

extremely enthusiastic

champing at the bit

chomping at the bit

keen as mustard

ready and willing

as keen as mustard

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

over-enthusiastic

overenthusiastic

waiting with bated breath

hankering after

very enthusiastic

straining at the leash

favourably inclined

on the edge of your seat

on pins and needles

chafing at the bit

full of enthusiasm

consumed with desire

jumping up and down

untrammelled^UK

coming on strong

infatuated with

enamoured of^US

with an appetite

aspiring towards

very enthusiastic about

fanatical about

bred-in-the-bone

dyed-in-the-wool

long-established

through and through

well established

firmly established

well-established

perfectionistic

detail oriented

meaning what one says

meaning business

like one possessed

self-opinionated

holding fixed views

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Adjective

Full of life, spirit and energy

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

alive and kicking

full of vim and vigour

bright and breezy

full of get-up-and-go

full of the joys of spring

hale and hearty

as lively as a grig

as merry as a grig

full of the joy of living

peaches-and-cream

fast and furious

still going strong

like a new person

fresh as a daisy

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