firm grip
Tight hand clasp
A firm grip is a strong, secure hold on something, whether physical or figurative.
You maintain a firm grip on a steering wheel, a tennis racket, or a situation.
She kept a firm grip on the railing as the boat rocked.
The phrase often implies control or mastery: He has a firm grip on the department's finances.
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- holdMaintain in grasp
- graspSeize or understand
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- clenchSqueeze tightly shut
squeeze · iron fist · handshake · handle · strong · secure · iron · vise · control · steering wheel · steady · unshakeable · tenacious · fingers · palm · knuckles · white-knuckled · clasp
- gripshandgrip, grasp, pincer grasp, choking up, overgrip
- handshake tipseye contact, smile, timing, duration, confidence
- greetingshi, hello, hey, hola, aloha
- power metaphorsiron fist, reins, puppet master, pulling strings, stranglehold
- touchestouch, pat, tap, rub, stroke
- closenessclose by, close contact, close-knit, next door, up close
control/mastery (metaphorical)
firm griploss of control
Inability to direct outcomes
losing grip · uncertainty · instability · chaos · powerlessness
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