take control of



take control of someone or something

to get the power and right to direct someone or something. I will take control of him and see that he does what I want. Will you take control of the Wilson project?
See also: control, of, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MalinMAH-lin (Swedish, Norwegian), MAH-leen (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish
Ogechi-Western African, Igbo
JockJAHKScottish
Arlotto-Medieval Italian
SoniaSON-yə (English), SAWN-yə (English), SO-nyah (Italian)English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
NiccolÒneek-ko-LOItalian