in (full) command of

idiom

: having complete control of

She seems to be in (full) command of the situation.

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Barkley’s 25-yard touchdown run with 7:56 left put the Eagles up 21-12 and in command of the game. —

Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024 How Long Have the Starliner Astronauts Been in Space? Williams—who is now in command of the ISS—and Wilmore have been on the ISS since June 6, arriving, at the time of writing, via the Boeing Starliner 160 days ago. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2024 Fitzjames was third in command of the expedition, and the captain of the HMS Erebus. —

Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024 Elements that don’t coincide with crafting a suffocating ambience, and yet here is David Lynch in full command of tone at its most horrifying: the Winkie’s Diner scene in Mulholland Drive. —

Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in (full) command of

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