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tomar las riendas

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
tomar las riendas, asumir las riendas loc verb	(asumir el control)	take the reins v expr
	Cuando el director renunció, Mariana tomó las riendas con valentía.
tomar las riendas de, asumir las riendas de loc verb + prep	(comenzar a controlar)	take control of v expr
		assume control over, assume control of v expr
	(figurative)	take the reins of v expr
	La hija del fundador tendrá que asumir las riendas de la empresa para llevarla a buen puerto.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
tomar las riendas de algo loc verb	coloquial (tomar control)	take control of [sth], take charge of [sth] v expr
		take the reins of [sth] v expr
	Ya no delegues el trabajo y toma las riendas de tu negocio.
	Stop delegating the work and take charge of your business.

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