damage control

damage control

noun
1.
a department or group, as aboard a naval vessel, responsible for taking action to control damage caused by fire, collision, etc.
2.
any efforts, as by a company, to curtail losses, counteract unfavorable publicity, etc.
dam·age-con·trol, adjective
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Damage control is always a great word to know.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Idioms & Phrases

damage control

Measures to minimize or curtail loss or harm. For example, As soon as they discovered the leak to the press, the senator's office worked night and day on damage control. Used literally since the 1950s, specifically for limiting the effect of an accident on a ship, this term began to be used figuratively in the 1970s.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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