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Out of control

DEFINITION

Going badly. Poor performance. Going awry. Beyond the norm. Also used as ‘Out of line’. Suggests that circumstances are not under control and must be corrected. (Compare to Going to the dogs.)

We left our teenage son at home for the evening while we went to dinner. But when we came back he and his friends had gotten way out of line by having a party.”

 

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