in control



in control

1. In charge; possessing the final authority in a hierarchy or situation. Who's in control here? I want to talk to the ranking officer.
2. Confident and capable, often when faced with a stressful situation. Your mother was terrified when she first learned to drive, but now she is completely in control behind the wheel.
See also: control

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Feri-Hungarian
'Ashtoret-Biblical Hebrew, Near Eastern Mythology
Xaver-German
DobromiŁdaw-BRAW-meewPolish (Rare)
Odilon-French, Portuguese
CandaceKAN-dis (English), kan-DAY-see (English), KAN-də-see (English)English, Biblical, Biblical Latin