have under control

have under control
index control (regulate), handle (manage), hold (possess)

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  • 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

  • under control — This phrase does not necessarily mean the ability to stop instanter under any and all circumstances, an automobile being under control within the meaning of the law if it is moving at such a rate, and the mechanism and power under such control,… …   Black's law 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

  • 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

  • control — Synonyms and related words: Masan, R and D, abate, ability, abnegation, absolutism, abstinence, acme, action, address, adeptness, administration, adroitness, airmanship, allay, alleviate, ancestral spirits, angel, aplomb, apparition, appearance,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • control — v 1. dominate, rule over, reign over, exercise control over, govern; command, order, dictate, have it all one s way, call the shots, call the plays, run the show; boss, lay down the law, hold the purse strings; be in control, be in the driver s… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • have in hand — Synonyms and related words: be enfeoffed of, be possessed of, be seized of, boast, claim, command, control, enjoy, fill, have, have and hold, have control of, have tenure of, have under control, hold, hold in hand, hold the helm, hold the reins,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Control chart — One of the Seven Basic Tools of Quality First described by Walter A. Shewhart …   Wikipedia

  • Control (Janet Jackson album) — Control …   Wikipedia

  • have someone in one's power — have someone under one s power I doubt that Roger will ever have Etta under his power Syn: have control over, have influence over, have under one s thumb, have at one s mercy, have in one s clutches, have in the palm of one s hand, have someone… …   Thesaurus of popular words

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