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

Surround it entirely with concrete to keep it under control. —Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024

The fire was burning in a two-story accessory dwelling unit and was brought under control without any injuries. —Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024

The money supply proved a very poor indicator of inflationary pressures, and the measures taken in the attempt to bring it under control led to a much sharper recession than was needed to bring inflation down. —Tim Lankester, Fortune, 16 May 2024

Additional crews arrived, and the fire was brought under control around 10:44 p.m. —Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024