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    grip on

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    n.NounA firm hold or grasp on something physically.
    The climber lost his grip on the rope and fell.
    n.NounControl or influence over something.
    The government is losing its grip on the economy.
    n.NounA firm understanding of something.
    She has a good grip on the subject matter.

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    The Big Bang Theory _ Howard Wolowitz - Robotic Hand.mp4

    03:52The Big Bang Theory _ Howard Wolowitz - Robotic Hand.mp4
    • Really? A robot hand's got a death grip on your junk, dude. That's funny, ask anyone.

      Really? A robot hand's got a death grip on your junk, dude. That's funny, ask anyone.

    B1

    How China crushed Hong Kong

    14:28How China crushed Hong Kong
    • But as China’s grip on Hong Kong gets ever tighter...

      But as China’s grip on Hong Kong gets ever tighter...

    • ...and increased the party’s grip on power

      ...and increased the party’s grip on power

    B1

    Your Brain On Obsessive Love

    06:32Your Brain On Obsessive Love
    • Your brain is changing in ways that make it hard to get a grip on your emotions.

      Your brain is changing in ways that make it hard to get a grip on your emotions.

    • Your brain is changing in ways that make it hard to get a grip on your emotions.

      Your brain is changing in ways that make it hard to get a grip on your emotions.

    B1

    Signs of Obsessive Love

    06:35Signs of Obsessive Love
    • Your brain is changing in ways that make it hard to get a grip on your emotions.

      Your brain is changing in ways that make it hard to get a grip on your emotions.

    • Your brain is changing in ways that make it hard to get a grip on your emotions.

      Your brain is changing in ways that make it hard to get a grip on your emotions.

    B1

    Listening, Vocabulary, Comprehension: 7 Advanced Words

    16:51Listening, Vocabulary, Comprehension: 7 Advanced Words
    • So, the first one we're going to start off is, the dog had a something grip on my leg and wouldn't let go.

      So, the first one we're going to start off is, the dog had a something grip on my leg and wouldn't let go.

    • The dog had a something grip on my leg and wouldn't let go.

      The dog had a something grip on my leg and wouldn't let go.

    B1

    every time poland speaks in hetalia (dub)

    06:45every time poland speaks in hetalia (dub)
    • If not get a grip on something, you idiot!

      If not get a grip on something, you idiot!

    • Get a grip on that, you big meanie!

      Get a grip on that, you big meanie!

    B1

    How Knee Steering can Work with Carving

    05:27How Knee Steering can Work with Carving
    • If I'm going to come around, if I get a bit of space, you'll let these skiers go past, they're going past, no they're not, so coming through the heels I turn and I just pass my front knee and hip over the board followed by the back as I come from the heels, front knee and hips followed by the back and what that allows me to do if I maintain pressure through my back foot, through my back heel at the end of the turn I can keep the board steering up the slope, I can maintain grip but at the same time I'm simultaneously crossing my front knee and hip over the board to initiate the next edge change and then as soon as that shin starts pressing down into the boot I engage this top part of the board here, I'm starting to get grip on the toe side and I can just release that back knee and hip over the board and the board just slots into that toe side groove that I've created.

      If I'm going to come around, if I get a bit of space, you'll let these skiers go past, they're going past, no they're not, so coming through the heels I turn and I just pass my front knee and hip over the board followed by the back as I come from the heels, front knee and hips followed by the back and what that allows me to do if I maintain pressure through my back foot, through my back heel at the end of the turn I can keep the board steering up the slope, I can maintain grip but at the same time I'm simultaneously crossing my front knee and hip over the board to initiate the next edge change and then as soon as that shin starts pressing down into the boot I engage this top part of the board here, I'm starting to get grip on the toe side and I can just release that back knee and hip over the board and the board just slots into that toe side groove that I've created.

    • And then as soon as that shin starts pressing down into the boot and I engage this top part of the board here, I'm starting to get grip on the toe side,

      And then as soon as that shin starts pressing down into the boot and I engage this top part of the board here, I'm starting to get grip on the toe side,

    B1

    Refugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently in UK under asylum reforms | BBC News

    06:05Refugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently in UK under asylum reforms | BBC News
    • struggled to get a grip on.

      struggled to get a grip on.

    • one that successive governments have tried and, uh, and, and struggled to, to get a grip on.

      one that successive governments have tried and, uh, and, and struggled to, to get a grip on.

    B1

    10 Dumb Luggage Features That Drive Travelers CRAZY

    09:2310 Dumb Luggage Features That Drive Travelers CRAZY
    • You don't want the grip on the telescoping handle to be an uncomfortable shape.

      You don't want the grip on the telescoping handle to be an uncomfortable shape.

    • You don't want the grip on the telescoping handle to be an uncomfortable shape.

      You don't want the grip on the telescoping handle to be an uncomfortable shape.

    B1

    The Most Dangerous Weapon Is Not Nuclear

    11:05The Most Dangerous Weapon Is Not Nuclear
    • First, we need to delay the next deadly pandemic by getting a grip on how we treat dangerous viruses.

      First, we need to delay the next deadly pandemic by getting a grip on how we treat dangerous viruses.

    • Experts have come up with three sort of bullet points: First, we need to delay the next deadly pandemic by getting a grip on how we treat dangerous viruses.

      Experts have come up with three sort of bullet points: First, we need to delay the next deadly pandemic by getting a grip on how we treat dangerous viruses.

    B1