单词 | to fasten one's hold |
释义 | > as lemmasto fasten one's hold (also grip) P2. to fasten one's hold (also grip): to increase or tighten one's grasp on (also upon) something; (figurative) to strengthen or secure one's power over a person or thing. ΚΠ 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 15 Shee enuadeth the fysshe or tortoyse as swiftly as an arrowe. And where she hath once fastened her howld shee casteth the purse of skynne. 1640 A. Stafford Honour & Vertue 83 Some have compared life to a Bird in a Childes hand, which sometimes flies away before hee can well fasten his hold on it. a1732 T. Boston View Covenant Grace (1734) 149 Your Faith of the Promise is fail'd, and you cannot again fasten your Grip upon it. 1887 New Amsterdam Gaz. 1 Jan. (Extra ed.) 12/1 I fastened my grip upon the jar in my hand and brought it down upon the Englishman's head. 1904 Wide World Mag. Nov. 179/2 Once a python has fastened its grip on an intended victim it is useless to try and force it to let go. 1911 T. M. Sample Dragon's Teeth xii. 144 He has further fastened his hold on the farmers by securing the control of the fertilizer trade in the United States. 2013 Sunday Independent (Ireland) (Nexis) 23 Mar. 23 In 1933, as Hitler's fascists fastened their grip on Germany, he joined the Communist Party. < as lemmas |
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