Take control with Globe customers on tube, minutes away (4,3,8)
I believe the answer is:
wear the trousers
'take control' is the definition.
(as in wearing the trousers in a relationship)
'with globe customers on tube minutes away' is the wordplay.
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'globe' becomes 'earth' (synonyms).
'customers' becomes 'users' (I've seen this before).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'tube minutes away' becomes 'etro' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'users' after 'etro' is 'etrousers'.
'w'+'earth'+'etrousers'='WEAR THE TROUSERS'
(Other definitions for wear the trousers that I've seen before include "shelter supporting members" , "Be not entirely suited" , "show some leadership?" , "Lead" , "Chair being rough might do this" .)