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.
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The Fed is stuck in a bind, since the central bank must balance a dual mandate to keep inflation under control and maximize employment.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
Once the fire was under control, authorities found two bodies inside the house, the post said.
—Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2025
That technology was supposed to help get restaurant unit economics under control and speed up service but was sacrificed to help shore up company finances.
—Redd Brown, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Firefighters took an immediate defensive attack due to the size of the blaze and sprayed large streams of water from multiple aerial trucks to bring the fire under control, Hopkins said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
Once the fire was under control, authorities found two bodies inside the house, the post said.
—Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2025
That technology was supposed to help get restaurant unit economics under control and speed up service but was sacrificed to help shore up company finances.
—Redd Brown, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Firefighters took an immediate defensive attack due to the size of the blaze and sprayed large streams of water from multiple aerial trucks to bring the fire under control, Hopkins said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for under control
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“Under control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20control. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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