phrasal verb · neutral
bring under control
UK/brɪŋ ˈʌndə(r) kənˈtrəʊl/US/brɪŋ ˈʌndər kənˈtroʊl/bring UN·der con·TROL
to manage or suppress something so that it is no longer dangerous or out of control
Examples
“Authorities worked hard to bring the outbreak under control.”
“They finally brought the wildfire under control after several days.”
“The new measures should help bring inflation under control.”
Band 8 sentence
“Swift coordinated action by health services helped bring the epidemic under control within weeks.”
Collocations
- bring + disease/fire/inflation under control
- help bring ... under control
Word family
Common mistakes
make under control→bring under control
put under control→bring under control / get under control
Say it for a higher band
5control→6contain→7+bring under control
Synonyms
contain
curb
Easily confused
bring down
“The government introduced measures to bring down inflation.”
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