The　slide　of　a　cutting　high　slope　has　frequently　been　induced　by　rainfall　during　excavation,　gradually　transforming　the　small　deformation　of　the　slope　into　a　large　hazard.　It　embodies　the　complexity,　diversity　of　landslide　mechanism,　difficulty　in　selection,　and　optimization　and　implementation　of　a　control　scheme.　Based　on　the　case　analysis　of　disaster　control　for　a　typical　high　cutting　slope,　this　paper　firstly　introduced　its　engineering　geological　model,　the　characteristics　of　deformation　and　failure　of　the　repeated　sliding,　and　the　corresponding　control　measures.　Second,　the　repeated　deformation　characteristic　and　failure　mechanism　of　the　high　cutting　slope　under　the　condition　of　excavation　and　water-level　variation　were　analyzed　using　the　finite　element　strength　reduction　method.　Finally,　the　experiences　and　lessons　of　landslide　control　were　concluded,　such　as　the　forecasting　and　fixing　of　failure　mode,　identification　and　control　of　unstable　factors,　optimization　and　adjustment　of　supporting　measures,　selection　and　avoidance　of　construction　timing,　and　management　and　control　of　engineering　quality.　Research　indicates　that　the　engineering　excavation　was　a　sensitive　factor　for　slope　instability,　and　the　groundwater　level　caused　by　continuous　rainfall　simultaneously　decreased　the　stability　of　the　slope,　resulting　in　repeated　deformation.　Landslide　control　is　a　systematic　process　of　engineering　risk　regulation　comprising　qualitative　judgment,　quantitative　calculation　and　dynamic　assessment　of　slope　stability,　targeted　optimization　of　landslide　control　schemes,　reasonable　plan　in　timing　and　process　of　treatment,　strict　management,　and　monitoring　of　engineering　quality.　©　2022,　Springer-Verlag　GmbH　Germany,　part　of　Springer　Nature.