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Idioms and Phrases

Also, out of hand . No longer under management, direction, or regulation; unmanageable or unruly. For example, Housing costs are out of control , or The children were getting out of hand again . The first term uses control in the sense of “restraint,” a usage dating from the late 1500s; the variant uses hand in the sense of “power” or “authority,” and dates from the late 1800s.

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Dutton is yet to comment on the vandalism, but members of his party have previously said attacks on political offices are "out of control".

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"Many people hoard in an attempt to keep hold of memories; sometimes the death of a loved one can be a trigger, but it can feel like control in a world that's out of control," Mr Wainman said.

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Everyone is living in a world where they feel out of control because they correctly perceive that they are part of a system which is no longer able to handle the information or handle the complexity that it has created.

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Keyes launched a high-profile, high-stakes investigation that soon spun out of control.

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“There’s clearly unease about the homeless situation, which seems to be continually spiraling out of control. There’s concern about crime,” South said.

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