get a grip
To grip, as in: to take hold of, as with the handTo grip, as in: to take hold of, as with the hand.
» He got a good grip on the bat before swinging.
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3 sensesTo grip, as in: to take hold of, as with the hand.
To attain the understanding of a complex topic.
(idiomatic, imperative)To come to one's senses and become more rational after having experienced a strong emotion.
He needs to get a grip if he's getting that angry over such a little thing.
reiß dich zusammen
взять себя́ в рукиvzjatʹ sebjá v ruki, собра́тьсяsobrátʹsja
взятися за головуvzjatysja za holovu, зібратисяzibratysja
Examples
22 sentencesHe got a good grip on the bat before swinging.
Tom needs to get a grip.
Get a grip, Tom.
Get a grip on yourself.
ruДержи себя в руках! — soweli_Elepanto
deReiß dich zusammen! — BraveSentry
Ziri has got his daddy's grip.
Translations
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Forms
gets a grip, getting a grip, got a grip, got a grip| Base form | get a grip · to get a grip |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gets a grip |
| Present participle | getting a grip |
| Past simple | got a grip |
| Past participle | got a grip / gotten a grip |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.