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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This means that the FOMC would likely look for signs that inflation is well under control or the job market is weakening before cutting rates.
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Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
All the businesses were evacuated, and the fire was under control as of 3 p.m.
Additional details about the fire were not yet provided.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 8 July 2025
And even then, the country’s government will have to take far greater actions to get the situation under control, said Azuela.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 July 2025
As Sabitzer chests the ball from the cross, Courtois is well positioned — with arguably a little more of the right side of his goal showing at the moment Dortmund’s midfield gets it under control.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2025
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Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
All the businesses were evacuated, and the fire was under control as of 3 p.m.
Additional details about the fire were not yet provided.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 8 July 2025
And even then, the country’s government will have to take far greater actions to get the situation under control, said Azuela.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 July 2025
As Sabitzer chests the ball from the cross, Courtois is well positioned — with arguably a little more of the right side of his goal showing at the moment Dortmund’s midfield gets it under control.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2025
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“Under control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20control. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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