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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a grip of" is an informal, colloquial expression that is used in both spoken and written English.
It is typically used to describe a large amount or quantity of something, but can also be sarcastic or satirical. For example, you might say "She has a grip of books in her bag!" to express surprise that someone has so many books in their bag.
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She's getting a grip of this.
"The government needs to wake up and get a grip of this problem.
"Ministers must apologise to families and get a grip of the mess they have created.
Taking a grip of myself, however, I will tend to blurt out one word: "Bamberg".
Can City or Arsenal be trusted to take a grip of the lead?
But as days went by the fever continued to get a grip of me.
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EEG measurements were obtained from 12 normal subjects while they observed either a precision grip of a manipulandum or an empty grip using the same hand position.
Today mattered for more than a minor grip of reasons.
Atletico Madrid took a firm grip of their all-Spanish Europa League semi-final against Valencia.
However, during the past year, the country has been in a death grip of deep cynicism.
When Franklin Roosevelt took the oath of office on March 4 of that year, the country was in a death grip of fear.
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