spin out of control

1. To spin or move around wildly or without the capacity of being controlled. After the second engine went dead, the plane started spinning out of control as it plummeted to the ground. She cranked the mechanical bull up to its maximum speed, and it started to spin out of control.

2. To continue getting worse, more erratic, or more unmanageable. With no job and a pile of debt, it just felt like my life was spinning out of control. You're the project manager—it's your job to make sure this project doesn't spin out of control.

spin something out of something

and spin something out

to remove liquid from something by spinning. The washer spun the water out of the load of clothing. The washer spun out all the water in the clothes.

See also: of, out, spin

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

spin out of
wave around
out of control
thrash around
spin up
lash around
spin off
Faites vos jeux!
spin
apeshit

References in periodicals archive

But in Will's graduating year, his best friend outs him on Facebook, and his small-town life starts to spin out of control. He realizes he's not like everyone else and he's not like Daniel.

Homo (SideStreets)

Incredibly, the CFR's Iran expert Nasr asserts that the Tehran regime actually should be considered a vital security ally who can help assure that Iraqi factions do not "spin out of control, destabilize southern Iraq, and erode government authority in Baghdad." But are we truly supposed to believe that the best course of action is to support "stability" in Iraq under Shiite fanatics backed by Iran?

Iran behind the veil: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is being falsely cast as conciliatory and cooperative by U.S. elites, which will likely lead to a disastrous appeasement strategy

"I was in the one behind Jim when we saw it start to lurch from side to side and spin out of control.

GMTV STAR IN MIRACLE COPTER ESCAPE; Guinness stunt goes horribly wrong

词组	spin out of control
释义	spin out of control spin out of control 1. To spin or move around wildly or without the capacity of being controlled. After the second engine went dead, the plane started spinning out of control as it plummeted to the ground. She cranked the mechanical bull up to its maximum speed, and it started to spin out of control. 2. To continue getting worse, more erratic, or more unmanageable. With no job and a pile of debt, it just felt like my life was spinning out of control. You're the project manager—it's your job to make sure this project doesn't spin out of control. See also: control, of, out, spin Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. spin something out of something and spin something out to remove liquid from something by spinning. The washer spun the water out of the load of clothing. The washer spun out all the water in the clothes. See also: of, out, spin McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: spin out of wave around out of control thrash around spin up lash around spin off Faites vos jeux! spin apeshit References in periodicals archive But in Will's graduating year, his best friend outs him on Facebook, and his small-town life starts to spin out of control. He realizes he's not like everyone else and he's not like Daniel. Homo (SideStreets) Incredibly, the CFR's Iran expert Nasr asserts that the Tehran regime actually should be considered a vital security ally who can help assure that Iraqi factions do not "spin out of control, destabilize southern Iraq, and erode government authority in Baghdad." But are we truly supposed to believe that the best course of action is to support "stability" in Iraq under Shiite fanatics backed by Iran? Iran behind the veil: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is being falsely cast as conciliatory and cooperative by U.S. elites, which will likely lead to a disastrous appeasement strategy "I was in the one behind Jim when we saw it start to lurch from side to side and spin out of control. GMTV STAR IN MIRACLE COPTER ESCAPE; Guinness stunt goes horribly wrong
随便看	do something from scratch do something in a big/small way do something in/at one sitting do something in a vacuum do something in your own sweet time/way (do something) like it's going out of style do something like it's going out of style do something more in sorrow than in anger do something on/along the way do something on sight do something on somebody's/your terms do something on spec do something on the sly (do something) or get off the pot do something out of turn do (something) standing on (one's) head do something standing on your head do (something) the hard way do something the hard way do (something) to death do something to death (do something) to excess do something until you are blue in the face do (something) up brown do something willy-nilly