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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In other words: starving the body of food was a good way to keep those other appetites under control as well.
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Rachel Hope Cleves / Made By History, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Two ladder trucks and three portable master streams were used to contain the fire, which was brought under control after about two hours, fire officials said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2025
Crews responded to the 3 a.m. fire and quickly got it under control, according to a post on X from the South Adams County Fire Department.
—Sofia Joucovsky, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Special shout out to Lohan specifically who attempts to keep herself under control watching all these pros absolutely fall apart one by one.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Hope Cleves / Made By History, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Two ladder trucks and three portable master streams were used to contain the fire, which was brought under control after about two hours, fire officials said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2025
Crews responded to the 3 a.m. fire and quickly got it under control, according to a post on X from the South Adams County Fire Department.
—Sofia Joucovsky, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Special shout out to Lohan specifically who attempts to keep herself under control watching all these pros absolutely fall apart one by one.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Under control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20control. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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