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Phrase(s): bring someone or something under control
Go to under control., Phrase(s): bring someone or something under one’s control
to achieve dominion over someone or something. • The dictator was at last able to bring the army under his control. • Harry could not bring Ron under his control. • Walter could not be brought under Lily’s control.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs