under control

idiom

: able to be handled or managed with success : not out of control

She remained calm and kept the situation under control.

A year after the divorce, he finally got his life back under control.

The firefighters got the fire under control.

You need to get your drinking/gambling/anger under control.

Examples of under control in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For now, Iqbal says that the best chance of keeping avian influenza under control is more active surveillance efforts in animal populations around the world, to understand how and where the H5N1 is spreading. —David Cox, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024

The decision comes as the rich world’s central banks are tilting toward undoing some of the sharp hikes to interest rates that were imposed with the goal of getting inflation under control. —David McHugh, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024

In particular, the Fed does not need to slow the labor market as much to keep inflation under control. —Wendy Edelberg and Tara Watson, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024

While so much of medicine revolves around managing symptoms and keeping conditions under control, Dr. Shumard believes in eliminating the condition at its core. —Kyle Russell, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024

Amid migrant surge, liberal PM warns his country must get immigration 'under control' …Read more PURSESTRINGS: Kansas Republicans use 'power of the purse' to tie up immigration, DEI provisions …Read more Subscribe now to get Fox News Politics newsletter in your inbox. —Fox News Staff, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024

The best setting powders can help seal in your foundation, keep shine under control, and leave your skin with a soft-focus finish. —Clare Holden, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2024

The Fed has hiked its main rate to the highest level since 2001 in order to slow the economy and hurt investment prices enough to get inflation under control. —Zimo Zhong, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024

And that's a big problem because these offsets play an integral role in keeping global warming under control. —Simi Thambi​, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024