the reins; control
Segure as rédeas.
Hold the reins.
— O Senhor dos Anéis: O Retorno do Rei (2003)
Ela assumiu as rédeas da situação.
She took charge of the situation.
Teremos o trono, eles mantêm as rédeas.
We will have the throne, they will hold the reins.
Ele deve ter perdido as rédeas todos os dias.
He must have lost the reins every day.
— Dangal (2016)
Quem me dera ser eu com as rédeas.
I wish I were in control.