under someone's control

Grammar usage guide and real-world examples

"It was painful to see my son under someone's control like that," said his mother, a former church secretary.

Ask yourself this question: how does it feel when you are under someone else's control?

Control also feels good because it makes us believe that we aren't under someone else's control.

Lets make sure that your work doesn't fall under someone else's control.

Plus, you're still under someone else's control and your income will always be dictated by them.

But if your life is under someone else's control you can only be happy for a while.

This phrase has come to mean having someone under your control, usually in a relationship.

Commentators typically refer to "deservingness" judgements, which include judgements about the extent to which someone's misfortune or disadvantage was under their voluntary control.

Pulling chairs from under someone is cheating.

Someone's foot goes under the net.

Someone is controlling these figures.