in (full) command of
idiom
: having complete control of
She seems to be in (full) command of the situation.
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Nix is going to be far more in command of the offense, and Sean Payton knows how to coach.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
In a last-minute postscript, Crozier, by then in command of the expedition, recorded the crew’s intention of leaving the following day for what is now known as Back River.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
David Remnick would reflect two decades later that Ali was a media figure for the ages, like a politician or comedian, in command of even his most outrageous modes of self-presentation.
—Melina Moe
may 19, Literary Hub, 19 May 2025
The instructor pilot, in command of the aircraft, had 1,000 flying hours, Koziol said, and the other pilot, a woman, had 500 hours.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
In a last-minute postscript, Crozier, by then in command of the expedition, recorded the crew’s intention of leaving the following day for what is now known as Back River.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
David Remnick would reflect two decades later that Ali was a media figure for the ages, like a politician or comedian, in command of even his most outrageous modes of self-presentation.
—Melina Moe
may 19, Literary Hub, 19 May 2025
The instructor pilot, in command of the aircraft, had 1,000 flying hours, Koziol said, and the other pilot, a woman, had 500 hours.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
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“In (full) command of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20%28full%29%20command%20of. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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