The project spiraled out of control, running $300 million over budget.
»There is a great deal of evidence that internet gambling is spiralling rapidly out of control.
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spiral out of control — When difficulties or costs spiral out of control, they get worse or increase continuously, creating a situation that becomes difficult to manage. Some items were expensive but we were careful not to let the costs spiral out of control … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
out of control — ► if something is out of control, it cannot be dealt with successfully: be/get/spiral out of control »One of their biggest priorities is to prevent costs from getting out of control. Main Entry: ↑control … Financial and business terms
spiral — ▪ I. spiral spi‧ral 1 [ˈspaɪərəl ǁ ˈspaɪr ] noun [countable] a process, usually a harmful one, in which something continuously rises, falls, gets worse etc, often starting off slowly but gradually speeding up until it is out of control: • Sales… … Financial and business terms
spiral — 01. The birds were flying loops and [spirals] through the trees, and across the sky. 02. Most of the galaxies in the universe have a [spiral] shape. 03. We put a [spiral] binding on the book, so it could be opened and lain flat on a desk. 04.… … Grammatical examples in English
spiral — spi|ral1 [ spaırəl ] noun count * 1. ) a shape that looks like a set of circles inside each other, made by one line curving inside itself a ) a shape made by something that curves around a central line or post and along its length 2. ) a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spiral — I UK [ˈspaɪrəl] / US noun [countable] Word forms spiral : singular spiral plural spirals * 1) a) a shape that looks like a set of circles inside each other, made by one line curving inside itself b) a shape made by something that curves around a… … English dictionary
spiral — [ˈspaɪrəl] noun [C] I 1) a shape that looks like a set of circles and is made by one line curving around a central point 2) a situation that gets worse and worse the endless spiral of violence and hatred[/ex] spiral adj II (present participle… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Spiral (comics) — Superherobox| caption=Spiral Mike McKone, artist comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Spiral real name=Rita Wayword publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Longshot #1 (September, 1985) creators=Ann Nocenti Art Adams alliance… … Wikipedia
spiral — spi|ral1 [ˈspaıərəl US ˈspaır ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Medieval Latin; Origin: spiralis (adjective), from Latin spira coil ] 1.) a line in the form of a curve that winds around a central point, moving further away from the centre all the time 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
spiral — 1. noun /ˈspaɪɹəl/ a) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point. b) A helix. 2. adjective /ˈspaɪɹəl/ helical, like a spiral 3 … Wiktionary
