Sens: absolute control

contrôle absolu

cont Idiome

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have someone killed There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.

bone of contention

point of disagreement, controversial point Job security is the bone of contention in our discussions.

contract out on

(See a contract out on)

familiarity breeds contempt

a friend may dislike you if you do not respect his or her privacy Don't call Margaret Maggie. Remember, familiarity breeds contempt.

in control

able to manage, in charge Mr. Blum is not in control of his pets. They run all over town.

no contest

one player or team wins easily, hands down Compare the speed of light to the speed of sound. It's no contest.

out of context

taken out of the sentence, missing important words "Brian's comment, ""Roll of the dice,"" was taken out of context."

out of control

not managed, wild, not under control The crowd was out of control. People were fighting and looting.

round robin (tournament or contest)

game or contest in which each player or team plays every other player or team in turn The round robin tournament was held in order to choose the championship team for the city.

ballin out of control

ballin' refers to making a lot of money. The origin comes from selling "balls" of crack cocaine. A "ball" of crack is larger than a "rock" but smaller than a Ballin' refers to making a lot of money. The origin comes from selling "balls" of crack cocaine. A "ball" of crack is larger than a "rock" but smaller than a "boulder." A "baller" is one who sells "balls," and consequently is bringing in "hella scrills" "He jus' be ballin' out of control since he started workin' for his self"

controzza con sotoas

gang hood or gang territory

come in contact with

have connection with；meet or mingle with与…有联系；与…接触
He comes in contact with people from all walks of life in his work．他在工作中同各界人士都有接触。

contemptuous of

showing or feeling contempt；scornful 瞧不起；轻视
You should not be contem ptuous of the poor．你不应该瞧不起穷人。
Snobs are usually contem ptuous of people they feel to be beneath them．势利者通常瞧不起他们认为在他们之下的人。

contend with

1．handle；deal with；manage 处理；应付
There are many difficulties for the students to contend with．困难太多，学生难以应付。
She is a difficult woman to contend with．她是一个难以应付的女人。
The heavy frost is the greatest enemy the fruitgrowers have to contend with．严霜是果农必须对付的最大危害。
2．be in rivalry or competition with；struggle with 和…争夺；竞争；与…作斗争
Our football team is contending with one from the next town for championship．我们的足球队正和邻镇的足球队争夺冠军。
We must contend with difficulties．我们必须与困难作斗争。

content with

1．satisfied with；happy with 对…满意
Are you content with your present job？你对目前的工作满意吗？
You should be content with what you have．你应该对你拥有的一切感到满足了。
2．satisfy with 对…感到满足
As there's no butter we shall have to content ourselves with dry bread．既然没有黄油，我们只好吃干面包了。
We'd never content ourselves with book knowledge only．我们永远不能满足于仅有的那么一点书本知识。
We can't go abroad this year，so we'll have to content ourselves with a holiday in London．今年我们不能出国，所以只好在伦敦度假了。

contrary to

in opposition to；against 与…相反；违反
The result is contrary to our expectation．结果与我们的预料相反。
Contrary to his parents'advice，he dropped his study and went to sea．他不顾父母的劝告，放弃了学业，当水手去了。
This has turned out contrary to my expectation．这个事情的结果与我的愿望相反。

contribute to

1．give（money or time）to；supply（written materials）to 捐（款）；把（时间）投入；投（稿）
It is an honour to be invited to contribute to your literature magazine．能应邀为你们的文学杂志写稿我感到非常荣幸。
He offered to contribute to the Red Cross．他主动向红十字会捐款。
2．help to bring about；have a share in 贡献；有助于
All these factors contributed to his success．所有这些因素促使他成功了。
Fresh air and exercise can contribute to good health．新鲜空气和运动有助于健康。
This conference will contribute to the cause of opposing hegemonism．这次会议将有助于反霸事业。

keep in contact/touch with

continue in communication with；be in touch with 与…保持联系
Now that we've met again aftre all these years，let's keep in touch with each other．既然这么多年之后我们又见面了，那就让我们彼此保持联系吧。
When I was at college I kept in touch with my parents by phoning them every week．我上大学时，每周打一次电话和父母保持联系。

keep in contact with

lose contact with

lose track of与…失去联系
We have lost contact with him since he left last summer．自他去年夏天离开后，我们就与他失去了联系。
I was friendly with many people at college， but I've lost contact with most of them now．我上大学时有许多朋友，但现在我已和大多数人失去了联络。

on the contrary

exactly the opposite相反地
He is not selfish；on the contrary，he is very noble and generous．他并不自私，恰恰相反，他是一个非常高尚而又慷慨的人。
The teacher thought that the children went to the zoo； on the contrary，they went to the bakery．老师以为孩子们去了动物园，恰恰相反，他们却去了面包房。

to one's heart's content

to one's greatest satisfaction尽兴地
They played to their heart's content．他们痛快地玩了一场。

to the contrary

to the opposite effect相反地
I will come on Monday unless you write me to the contrary．我将于星期一来，除非你写信叫我不要来。
I have heard nothing to the contrary．我还没有听到任何相反的情况。

under control

under authority；under restraint 在…控制之下
They have got flood waters under control．他们已使泛滥的洪水受到了控制。
I noticed that my legs are not well under control．我发觉我的两条腿不听使唤。

control the purse strings

Idiom(s): control the purse strings

Theme: CONTROL

to be in charge of the money in a business or a household.
• I control the purse strings at our house.
• Mr. Williams is the treasurer. He controls the purse strings.

contradiction in terms

Idiom(s): contradiction in terms

Theme: CONFUSION

a statement containing a seeming contradiction.
• A wealthy pauper is a contradiction in terms.
• A straight-talking politician may seem a contradiction in terms.

spiral out of control

a situation that gets worse all the time: "Our costs are spiralling out of control - we have to save money."

bone of contention|bone|contention

n. phr. Something to fight over; a reason for quarrels; the subject of a fight. The boundary line between the farms was a bone of contention between the two farmers. The use of the car was a bone of contention between Joe and his wife.

control room|control|room

n. A room containing the panels and switches used to control something (like a TV broadcast). While a television program is on the air, engineers are at their places in the control room.

control tower|control|tower

n. A tower with large windows and a good view of an airport so that the traffic of airplanes can be seen and controlled, usually by radio. We could see the lights at the control tower as our plane landed during the night.

on the contrary|contrary|on

adv. phr. Exactly the opposite; rather; instead. The principal thought that the children went to the zoo; on the contrary, they went to the bakery. "You don't like football, do you?" "On the contrary, I like it very much."
Compare: TO THE CONTRARY.

to one's heart's content|content|heart|to

adv. phr. To the extent of one's wishes; one's complete satisfaction. There is a wonderful small restaurant nearby where you can eat to your heart's content.

to the contrary|contrary|to

adv. or adj. phr. With an opposite result or effect; just the opposite; in disagreement; saying the opposite. Although Bill was going to the movies, he told Joe to the contrary. We will expect you for dinner unless we get word to the contrary. School gossip to the contrary, Mary is not engaged to be married.
Compare: ON THE CONTRARY.

contempt

contempt
see familiarity breeds contempt.

content

content
see to one's heart's content.

contention

contention
see bone of contention.

contract

contract
contract out
1) to assign (a job) by contract; specif., to subcontract
2) Chiefly Brit. to withdraw from a contract or agreement

contrary

contrary
see on the contrary; to the contrary.

contribute

contribute
contribute to
to have a share in bringing about (a result); be partly responsible for fatigue contributed to his defeat

control

control
see out of control; spin control.

damage control

damage control
Measures to minimize or curtail loss or harm. For example, As soon as they discovered the leak to the press, the senator's office worked night and day on damage control. Used literally since the 1950s, specifically for limiting the effect of an accident on a ship, this term began to be used figuratively in the 1970s.

heart's content

heart's content
see to one's heart's content.

spin control

spin control
Manipulation of news, especially political news, as in The White House press secretary is a master of spin control. This idiom uses spin in the sense of “interpretation,” that is, how something will be interpreted by the public (also see put a spin on). [c. 1980] Also see spin doctor.