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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iosephus	-	Late Roman
Bambang	BAHM-bahng	Indonesian, Javanese
Theudobald	-	Ancient Germanic
Aiden	AY-dən	English (Modern)
Eithne	ETH-na, ET-na, EN-ya, EN-a	Irish, Scottish
Leontyne	-	English (Rare)