within grasp



*within one's grasp

 
1. Lit. where one can grasp something with one's hand. (*Typically: be ~;, get ~; get something ~.) The rope was within his grasp, but he was too weak to reach for it.
2. . Fig. [for something] to be obtainable; [for a goal] to be almost won. (Does not involve grabbing or grasping. *Typically: be ~; get ~; get something ~.) Victory is within our grasp, so we must keep playing the game to win. Her goal is within her grasp at last.
See also: grasp, within

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Solvig-Swedish
ArielAR-ee-əl (English), ER-ee-əl (English), AY-ree-əl (English)Hebrew, English, French, Biblical, Biblical Greek
IvanČIca-Croatian
Jaagup-Estonian
Pansy['pænzi]
WiĘCesŁAw-Polish (Archaic)