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?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alberta	al-BUR-tə (English), ahl-BER-tah (Italian, Polish, German)	English, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, German
Jadranko	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Janel	jə-NEL	English
Motel	-	Yiddish
Sydne	SID-nee	English (Rare)
Rosalba	-	Italian