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
Marjeta-Slovene
Gal (2)-Slovene
Sophronios-Late Greek
CarynKER-ən, KAR-ənEnglish
Lileas-Scottish
EdmÉ-French (Archaic)