The phrase "all that grip" is not standard in written English and may be unclear without context.
It could be used in informal contexts to refer to something that has a strong hold or influence, but its usage is limited.
Example: "He has all that grip on the situation, making it hard for anyone to challenge his authority."
Alternatives: "all that power" or "all that control".
Ordinarily I don't find Mr. Dowell's art all that gripping; there's something generic about its slightly updated modernism.
And a long investigation, the central one so far, is not all that gripping in its many particulars.
His Avedonish color portraits of young friends looking spaced out or winsome aren't all that gripping; there's a surfeit of such stuff around.
It may not sound all that gripping, but a new interactive movie by the Office of Research Integrity, which handles cases of scientific misconduct, is unexpectedly captivating (and kept this reporter glued to her screen for longer than she'd care to admit).
While we didn't have to suffer through shoulder-high snow banks, or ice storms, or temperatures much below 50 degrees, we can still celebrate the end of winter's (not all that) bitter grip and spring's promise of renewal with a glass (or three) of seasonally-appropriate brews.
When we learn that, he says, "we learn that only by letting go our grip on all that we ordinarily find most precious -- our achievements, our plans, our loved ones, our very selves -- can we find, ultimately, the most profound freedom".
Thankfully, some Nissan engineer somewhere convinced the company's bosses to throw on some 17-inch, 50 series tires, and the extra grip from all that rubber keeps the Maxima grabbing the tarmac hard, even when you think it might let go.
Ms. Tiamfook is still coming to grips with all that the storm took, after filling her basement and ruining generations of photographs.
I don't know that I've been able to sit down and come to grips with all that, to sit down and take a lot of time alone to think about it.
Though I hadn't answered all the questions that gripped him, he'd be pleased that I'd learned a lot about climate change and ecology.
