lose its grip

lose its 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.


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  • 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

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