control over

*control over someone or something

the power to direct or manage someone or something. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) I have no control over Mary. I can't stop her from running away. Who gave you control over what goes on in this house?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Brady	BRAY-dee	English, Irish
Momoka	mo-mo-kah	Japanese
Solomon	['sɔləmən]
Peter	PEE-tər (English), PE-ter (German, Slovak), PAY-tər (Dutch)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical
Heilwig	HIEL-vig	German
Hereward	-	Anglo-Saxon