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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While Italy is expected to make progress in bringing its deficit under control, France shows no signs of doing so, Nomura outlined.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
The goal is to keep symptoms under control.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
The fire was declared under control within about an hour.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
The fear is that a less independent Fed will be less likely to make the unpopular decisions needed to keep inflation under control over the long term, such as keeping short-term rates higher than investors would like.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
The goal is to keep symptoms under control.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
The fire was declared under control within about an hour.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
The fear is that a less independent Fed will be less likely to make the unpopular decisions needed to keep inflation under control over the long term, such as keeping short-term rates higher than investors would like.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Sep. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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