spin out of control
idiom
1
: to move in a way that is not controlled
The rocket spun out of control and crashed.
2
: to keep getting worse in a way that is hard to stop or fix
Her drinking problem is spinning out of control.
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On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused Washington and NATO of fueling the war with the aim of weakening Russia and warned the conflict could spin out of control.
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Arkansas Online, 29 Dec. 2022
Across the West Bank, Palestinians say a repressive Palestinian Authority is failing to protect citizens’ rights and leaving them to fend for themselves in the face of rising violence that many fear is threatening to spin out of control.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Nov. 2022
Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and the Phillies are all too eager to show the curveballing McCullers first-hand how quickly things can spin out of control in Philadelphia’s pinball machine.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 31 Oct. 2022
Prominent party members seem intent on insisting that everything is fine, even as numerous policy issues spin out of control.
—Karl Rove, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
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Arkansas Online, 29 Dec. 2022
Across the West Bank, Palestinians say a repressive Palestinian Authority is failing to protect citizens’ rights and leaving them to fend for themselves in the face of rising violence that many fear is threatening to spin out of control.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Nov. 2022
Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and the Phillies are all too eager to show the curveballing McCullers first-hand how quickly things can spin out of control in Philadelphia’s pinball machine.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 31 Oct. 2022
Prominent party members seem intent on insisting that everything is fine, even as numerous policy issues spin out of control.
—Karl Rove, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
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“Spin out of control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spin%20out%20of%20control. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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