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• lose one's grip — ► lose one s grip become unable to understand or control one s situation. Main Entry: ↑grip …   English terms dictionary

• grip — grip1 [grip] n. [ME gripe < OE gripa, a clutch, handful < base of grīpan: see GRIPE] 1. the act of taking firmly and holding fast with the hand, teeth, an instrument, etc.; secure grasp; firm hold 2. the manner in which this is done 3. any… …   English World dictionary

• grip — ► VERB (gripped, gripping) 1) take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly. 2) deeply affect or afflict. 3) hold the attention or interest of. ► NOUN 1) a firm hold. 2) intellectual understanding …   English terms dictionary

• lose one’s grip — AND lose one’s hold tv. o lose one’s control over something. □ When I begin to lose my grip, I will just quit. □ I’m losing my hold. It must be time to chuck it …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• lose one's grip — {v. phr.} To fail in control or command; lose your strength, force, or ability to lead. * /Mr. Jones began to lose his grip: he no longer wanted the hard jobs, and he left decisions to others./ * /When a locomotive engineer loses his grip, he is… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• lose one's grip — {v. phr.} To fail in control or command; lose your strength, force, or ability to lead. * /Mr. Jones began to lose his grip: he no longer wanted the hard jobs, and he left decisions to others./ * /When a locomotive engineer loses his grip, he is… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• lose\ one's\ grip — v. phr. To fail in control or command; lose your strength, force, or ability to lead. Mr. Jones began to lose his grip: he no longer wanted the hard jobs, and he left decisions to others. When a locomotive engineer loses his grip, he is no longer …   Словарь американских идиом

• lose one's grip — become unable to understand or control one s situation. → grip …   English new terms dictionary

• lose one's grip — become unable to understand or control one s situation an elderly person who seems to be losing his grip …   Useful english dictionary

• lose one's grip — Old wrestlers never die, they just lose their grip. grippe n …   English expressions

• grip — n. grasp hold 1) to get a grip on 2) to lose one s grip 3) to relax, release; tighten one s grip 4) a firm, iron, strong, tight, vise like; loose, weak grip control 5) to get a grip on oneself 6) to lose one s grip 7) in the grip of (in the grip… …   Combinatory dictionary