out of control

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

Out of control, the plane veered around before careering down a steep verge at the end of the runway.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2021

Out of control: Silicon Valley puts a premium on speed over quality, speed over ethical action, speed over human happiness.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2018

Out of control: The Soberanes fire north of Big Sur has grown to more than 27,000 acres.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2016

"Out of control" might be a good way to describe Charlie Sheen's behavior in recent weeks.

From Time • Mar. 30, 2011

Out of control, with the Moon-gravity pulling us inexorably down!

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 by Bates, Harry