Everyday English
keep something under control
prevent something becoming unmanageable
To keep something under control means to prevent it from becoming excessive or difficult to manage.
Hear it in real life
Is the situation getting worse?
No, we have everything under control.
I use a weekly budget to keep my spending under control.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I keep my spending under the control.
Say: I keep my spending under control.
This phrase normally uses "under control" without "the."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
keep something under control; have something under control
Your turn: say it out loud
I use a weekly budget to keep my spending under control.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
keep something under control
prevent something becoming unmanageable
“I use a weekly budget to keep my spending under control.”
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