grab hold
Clutch onto something
To grab hold is to seize something firmly, often quickly or forcefully: She grabbed hold of the railing to steady herself.
The phrase emphasizes both the grasping action and maintaining grip.
Figuratively, ideas or emotions grab hold when they take control: Fear grabbed hold of him.
- catchSeize or snag
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
- get a gripRegain emotional control
- gripSecure manual hold
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