WordVale

get out of hand

to become uncontrollable

In Idioms & Sayings

In more detail

1. (idiom) to become out of control or unmanageable

2. (idiom) to become worse or more serious than expected

Examples

• 1. The situation got out of hand when the argument turned violent.
• 2. The party got out of hand when more and more people kept arriving.

Nearby in Idioms & Sayings

cut to the chase, draw the line, face the music, give the benefit of the doubt, hang in there, in the same boat