in check

Idioms and Phrases

Restrained from moving or acting; under control. For example, The first division held the enemy in check , or Mary kept her emotions in check . This term replaced at check and out of check , which date from the mid-1500s.

Example Sentences

The brilliant brain surgeon Paul Brennan saved my life by chopping out most of my tumour and, with radiotherapy and chemotherapy, it seems to be keeping my cancer in check for now.

From BBC

Crypto is expected to lobby for a more favorable regulatory environment, but also faces questions about who will keep campaign donors in check and consumers safe, Salon reported.

From Salon

Crypto's resurgence, just years after the scandals of FTX and other failed crypto exchanges, raises questions about who will keep crypto donors in check and consumers safe.

From Salon

This is a story about a girl who wanted something, was told she couldn’t have it and managed to keep her emotions in check.

From Los Angeles Times

Those proverbial guardrails that kept him in check his first term may no longer be there — Trump has said he will see to that — and with carte blanche from a supine Supreme Court, his maliciousness may be limited only by Trump’s febrile imagination.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• discreet
• laid-back
• mild
• muted
• reasonable
• reticent
• subdued
• tasteful
• unobtrusive