get a grip

1. To get a good physical hold on something. In order to remove the bolt, I needed to get a grip on the wrench.

2. To have a newfound understanding of a topic or concept. The teacher spent extra time going over the material in class because she wanted her students to get a grip on the subject matter before they took the exam.

3. To control one's reactions or emotions. Often used as an imperative urging someone to calm down. After losing her job, Sarah needed to calm down and get a grip on herself in order to drive home safely. Spilled soup is not a big deal, get a grip! You're not going to be able to think clearly until you get a grip on yourself.

get a grip on something

COMMON If you get a grip on a difficult situation, you start to understand it and take control of it. So far the country has failed to get a grip on its inflation rate. Note: You can also say that you take a grip on a situation with the same meaning. It is clear that the new leader has taken a grip on the party machine. Note: You can say that you keep a grip on a situation, meaning that you continue to understand and control it. Somehow, this corrupt band of politicians have managed to keep a grip on power.

get a grip

keep or recover your self-control.

2000 Jo-Ann Goodwin Danny Boy I took a deep breath, trying desperately to get a grip, to hold myself together.

get a grip

Get hold of yourself, calm down. This imperative had several earlier meanings; one, dating from the 1940s in the military, was to put effort into what one was doing. Another, in college slang a few decades later, was to pay attention. The current meaning, however, is the one that has survived. In a Boston Globe editorial (Oct. 31, 2004) describing former New York City mayor Ed Koch’s complaint that the Democratic National Convention in Boston “had no excitement,” the writer said, “Get a grip, Ed. It was only our first one. Beginner’s luck.” The usage is the converse of to lose one’s grip, to lose composure, first recorded in 1875 and cited by the OED. See also get a handle on something.

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释义	get a grip get a grip 1. To get a good physical hold on something. In order to remove the bolt, I needed to get a grip on the wrench. 2. To have a newfound understanding of a topic or concept. The teacher spent extra time going over the material in class because she wanted her students to get a grip on the subject matter before they took the exam. 3. To control one's reactions or emotions. Often used as an imperative urging someone to calm down. After losing her job, Sarah needed to calm down and get a grip on herself in order to drive home safely. Spilled soup is not a big deal, get a grip! You're not going to be able to think clearly until you get a grip on yourself. See also: get, grip Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. get a grip on something COMMON If you get a grip on a difficult situation, you start to understand it and take control of it. So far the country has failed to get a grip on its inflation rate. Note: You can also say that you take a grip on a situation with the same meaning. It is clear that the new leader has taken a grip on the party machine. Note: You can say that you keep a grip on a situation, meaning that you continue to understand and control it. Somehow, this corrupt band of politicians have managed to keep a grip on power. See also: get, grip, on, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. get a grip keep or recover your self-control. 2000 Jo-Ann Goodwin Danny Boy I took a deep breath, trying desperately to get a grip, to hold myself together. See also: get, grip Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary get a grip Get hold of yourself, calm down. This imperative had several earlier meanings; one, dating from the 1940s in the military, was to put effort into what one was doing. Another, in college slang a few decades later, was to pay attention. The current meaning, however, is the one that has survived. In a Boston Globe editorial (Oct. 31, 2004) describing former New York City mayor Ed Koch’s complaint that the Democratic National Convention in Boston “had no excitement,” the writer said, “Get a grip, Ed. It was only our first one. Beginner’s luck.” The usage is the converse of to lose one’s grip, to lose composure, first recorded in 1875 and cited by the OED. See also get a handle on something. See also: get, grip The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: get a grip on something grip on (something) a grip on (something) have a grip on (something) a handle on handle on monkey wrench lose (one's) grip on (someone or something) lose one’s grip wrench out
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