keep under control

keep under control
index check (restrain), confine, contain (restrain), control (restrain), detain (hold in custody), detain (restrain), handle (manage), police, repress, restrain

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  • under control — ► if a situation is under control, it is being dealt with successfully and is unlikely to create any problems: bring/get/keep sth under control »The Fed would likely raise rates gradually to keep inflation under control. → See also BUDGETARY… …   Financial and business terms

  • under control — phrase if something is under control, people are able to limit it or make it do what they want it to do It was several hours before firefighters could get the blaze under control. keep/​have something under control: He sometimes has difficulty… …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep sth under control — ► to check something, and make sure that it stays within a certain limit: »You must ensure that production costs are kept under control. Main Entry: ↑keep …   Financial and business terms

  • keep something under control — bring/get/keep sth under conˈtrol idiom to succeed in dealing with sth so that it does not cause any damage or hurt anyone • It took two hours to bring the fire under control. • Please keep your dog under control! Main entry: ↑controlidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • under control — if something is under control, people are able to limit it or make it do what they want it to do It was several hours before firefighters could get the blaze under control. keep/have something under control: He sometimes has difficulty keeping… …   English dictionary

  • keep events under control — control events, keep occurrences under command …   English contemporary dictionary

  • keep under — Control, restrain, keep in subjection …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • control — con·trol vt con·trolled, con·trol·ling 1: to exercise restraining or directing influence over esp. by law 2: to have power or authority over precedent control s the outcome in this case 3: to have controlling interest in control n …   Law dictionary

  • bring something under control — bring/get/keep sth under conˈtrol idiom to succeed in dealing with sth so that it does not cause any damage or hurt anyone • It took two hours to bring the fire under control. • Please keep your dog under control! Main entry: ↑controlidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • get something under control — bring/get/keep sth under conˈtrol idiom to succeed in dealing with sth so that it does not cause any damage or hurt anyone • It took two hours to bring the fire under control. • Please keep your dog under control! Main entry: ↑controlidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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