have a grip on



have a grip on something

to have control over something Certainly in the first half England didn't seem to have a grip on the game.
See lose grip
See also: grip, have, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Johanna[dʒəu'hænə]
Maureenmaw-REEN, MAWR-eenIrish, English
Neofytos-Greek
Tom[tɔm]
Arvel-English
ArthurAHR-thər (English), ar-TUYR (French), AHR-toor (German), AHR-tur (Dutch)English, French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance