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took the reins

took the reins is the simple past of take the reins.

Meaning of take the reins

Verb

take the reins (third-person singular simple present takes the reins, present participle taking the reins, simple past took the reins, past participle taken the reins)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of take control.
    • a general election campaign focused on whether the pro-military camp should remain in power or pro-democracy opposition groups should take the reins.2023 May 14, Nikkei staff writers, “Thailand election latest: Opposition Move Forward, Pheu Thai coy on coalition”, in Nikkei, archived from the original on 14 May 2023
    Synonyms:
    take control

Questions about took the reins

What is took the reins the simple past of?
Took the reins is the simple past of take the reins.

Words near took the reins in the dictionary

  1. took the purple
  2. took the rap
  3. took the red eye
  4. took the red pill
  5. took the register
  6. took the reins
  7. took the ride
  8. took the roll
  9. took the rough with the smooth
  10. took the shadow for the substance
  11. took the shilling

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