transitive. To bring (a wild animal, etc.) under the control of man; to reclaim from the wild state, to domesticate; = tame, v.1 1.
| 单词 | θ166080 |
| 释义 | society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > get into one's or its control (8) temea1387 transitive. To bring (a wild animal, etc.) under the control of man; to reclaim from the wild state, to domesticate; = tame, v.1 1. to take hold1577 figurative. To get a person or thing into its (or one's) ‘hold’ or power; usually with of (on, upon archaic); of a feeling, a disease, etc.: to… to lay, fasten a gripe on, upona1586 Phr. (in figurative context). to lay, fasten a gripe on, upon: to stretch forth a griping hand upon. to get a gripe of: to secure a hold of. Obsolete. amenage1590 transitive. To control (a person). to get (a person, etc.) where the hair is short1872 to get (a person) by the short hairs (formerly to get (a person, etc.) where the hair is short): to have complete control over. cinch1875 figurative. To get (a person) into a tight place; to secure a hold upon. (See also quot. 1875.) to get a handle on1901 Originally U.S. to get a handle on and variants: to gain control or influence over (a person or situation); to acquire the means of understanding or… to sew up1904 to sew up. colloquial. To bring (something) to a desired conclusion or condition; to complete satisfactorily; to organize or gain control of (a… |
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