hold over

Frequency: 7.210.1 per million words

used to indicate power or influence on someone, e.g., 'hold over her'

holdhold + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • He no longer had any hold over her.
  • The company tried to maintain its hold over the market.
  • His past mistakes gave them a significant hold over him.
  • She felt his psychological hold over her gradually weakening.
  • The dictator exerted a tight hold over the populace.
  • The political party lost its hold over the rural voters.
  • The scandal gave the opposition a powerful hold over the ruling party.
  • Parents often worry about the hold peer pressure has over their children.
  • He used his secrets to gain a hold over his business partners.
  • The ancient traditions continued to maintain a strong hold over the community.