relax hold on

relax one's hold on someone or something

to lessen one's grasp on someone or something. When she relaxed her hold on me, I got away. Never relax your hold on an alligator.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ruth	[ru:θ]
Julian	JOO-lee-ən (English), JOOL-yən (English), YUWL-yahn (Polish), YOO-lee-ahn (German)	English, Polish, German
NathÁLia	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Emidio	-	Italian
Patton	PAT-ən	English (Rare)
Salathihel	-	Biblical Latin