Damage control is a common American English slang expression. It means that you want to minimize or control a bad situation. And you definitely want to prevent it from getting worse.
Damage control = trying to contain a bad situation.
Damage Control Examples:
"He's going to have to do damage control with his boss after what he said about him."
"They're doing damage control after what that politician said."
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