Out of control meaning in English

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Definition

(This situation) is out of control!: (This situation) is unmanageable, uncontrollable, impossible! idiom

Examples

"Brian : Bruno, the crowd is out of control!"
"-Since he started working here, our once-manageable rodent problem has become out of control, and we've been forced to hire exterminators to resolve the problem."
"It seems to me that your spending on personal luxuries is out of control."

Exercise 1

Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one correct answer!

Susie wants Donna to move her car.

Donna thinks that Susie drinks too much, and may have a serious alcohol problem.

Donna speculates that Susie is afraid of being alone, without a companion.

Susie admits that her drinking has become out of control.

Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one correct answer!

Susie wants Donna to move her car.

This statement is true. After Donna asks Susie why she has come to see her today, Susie explains that Donna's car is blocking her own in the staff car park (or parking garage). The reason that Susie has come to Donna's office is to request that Donna move (change the position of) her car. Note: "a car park" is a chiefly British term and is can also be called "a parking garage" in the USA.

Donna thinks that Susie drinks too much, and may have a serious alcohol problem.

This statement is true. Donna suggests that Susie drinks herself "into a stupor every night", she then imagines that Susie might be hiding "cases of gin" under her bed each night. Donna is convinced that Susie has a serious alcohol problem.

Donna speculates that Susie is afraid of being alone, without a companion.

This statement is true. Donna asks about her "fear of rejection" as well as her "fear of being alone forever". Donna is convinced that Susie is afraid of being "single" and without a companion.

Susie admits that her drinking has become out of control.

Susie never talks about having a drinking problem, in fact she denies it each time Donna brings it up. If someone has a problem which is "out of control" than it is very serious problem which they can no longer manage or control.

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