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What does take the reins mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word take the reins? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To assume charge or control.
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You take the reins in social situations, and your personality speaks for itself.
Simulate the action at any point, then cut in and take the reins when the game is on the line.
Next in line for the hot seat is another Argentinian supremo, Hugo Tocalli, who will take the reins in June.
Initially, he had planned only to produce and star in the project, but, with the encouragement of his co-producer, he agreed to take the reins as director.
The Gods may be more or less hands off, but They have the power to take the reins, if things go very badly.
I think that the Quartet needs to take the reins very firmly again to prevent what happened after the Oslo agreement from recurring.

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