It’s getting out of hand <o:p></o:p>

When a situation “is getting out of hand”, it is becoming harder and harder to control. <o:p></o:p>

e.g. He started drinking only one pint of beer after work with his colleagues on Friday.  But now, he drinks 3 or 4 pints of beer most evenings, and sometimes comes home drunk. It’s getting out of hand and I don’t know what to do about it.<o:p></o:p>

This informal, common expression can be used in most situations in life including work, leisure, politics, and economics. You use the whole expression together:<o:p></o:p>

situation (it) + get + out of hand.  The verb “get” can take any tense <o:p></o:p>

e.g. If we don’t stop our dogs barking at each other, pretty soon it will get out of hand and there will be a fight. <o:p></o:p>

Can you create your own sentences with this expression? Good luck.<o:p></o:p>