SINCE 1828
under control
idiomDefinition of under control
: 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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