be out of control
1. To be acting without responding to manual direction or input. The machine is out of control, and I don't know how to turn it off!
2. To be reckless or wild; to be in an unruly or unmanageable state or manner. I'm sorry for the way I acted last night. I had too much to drink and was out of control. The real estate market in this city is totally out of control.
get out of control
To become reckless or wild; to start to be in an unruly or unmanageable state or manner. I'm sorry for the way I acted last night. I had too much to drink and got out of control. The real estate market in this city is getting totally out of control.