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 department’s call is one more sign of the growing consensus that smart devices and screens need to be brought under control in the nation’s schools.
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Peter Greene, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Police said the fire was brought under control in an hour.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
Locals have been told to avoid the area until the flames are fully under control.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Most times, an unidentified disease is in fact identified as something that's known and brought under control locally.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
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Peter Greene, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Police said the fire was brought under control in an hour.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
Locals have been told to avoid the area until the flames are fully under control.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Most times, an unidentified disease is in fact identified as something that's known and brought under control locally.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
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 17 Dec. 2024.
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