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 incident was declared under control at 1:04 p.m. Fire officials advised residents and travelers to avoid the area between Foothill Boulevard and East 19th Street along 24th Avenue due to ongoing emergency response operations. —

Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024 Trump has promised to get the cost of living under control by shaking things up. —

Matt Egan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024 Next, the firm will work to get the company’s capex and SG&A under control, boost free cash flow and ensure that management incentives are aligned with shareholder value creation. —

Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024 After many trips to the doctor's office, five-year-old Burton Hayes's asthma was finally under control with a medication named Flovent. —

Dr. Sejal Parekh, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for under control

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