lose your grip — lose (your) grip to lose your ability to control or deal with a situation. He was losing his grip at work and knew it was time to retire. It suggests that the ruling party is losing its grip on the middle classes in some of the bigger cities.… … New idioms dictionary
lose your grip — lose (your/its) grip to be unable to control something. Changes in your body can make you feel like you re losing your grip. For many years now the old political parties have been losing their grip on the South … New idioms dictionary
lose grip — lose (your) grip to lose your ability to control or deal with a situation. He was losing his grip at work and knew it was time to retire. It suggests that the ruling party is losing its grip on the middle classes in some of the bigger cities.… … New idioms dictionary
lose grip — lose (your/its) grip to be unable to control something. Changes in your body can make you feel like you re losing your grip. For many years now the old political parties have been losing their grip on the South … New idioms dictionary
grip — grip1 [grıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(firm hold)¦ 2¦(power)¦ 3¦(understanding)¦ 4 come/get to grips with something 5 lose your grip 6 get/take a grip on yourself 7 Get a grip 8 be in the grip of something 9¦(stop something slipping)¦ 10¦(for hair)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lose it — to become very angry. He was afraid he was going to lose it, so he cut the meeting short. Related vocabulary: lose your/its grip … New idioms dictionary
grip — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hold on sth ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, good, secure, solid (esp. AmE), strong, tight ▪ crushing, death … Collocations dictionary
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