The children got out of hand during my absence. 我不在的时候孩子们不听管教。 get out of hand:become uncontrollable 难以控制；难以管制 再如: He tried to expand the firm quickly，but his staff did not have enough experience. Production got out of hand and he went bankrupt. 他努力迅速扩大他的公司，但是他的职工们没有足够的经验。生产难以控制，结果他破产了。
