be, get, etc. out of control

be out of control

1. To be acting without responding to manual direction or input. The machine is out of control, and I don't know how to turn it off!2. To be reckless or wild; to be in an unruly or unmanageable state or manner. I'm sorry for the way I acted last night. I had too much to drink and was out of control. The real estate market in this city is totally out of control.See also: control, of, out

get out of control

To become reckless or wild; to start to be in an unruly or unmanageable state or manner. I'm sorry for the way I acted last night. I had too much to drink and got out of control. The real estate market in this city is getting totally out of control.See also: control, get, of, out

be, get, etc. out of conˈtrol

be or become impossible to manage or to control: The children are completely out of control since their father left. ♢ A truck ran out of control on the hill.See also: control, of, out