secure hold
Frequency: 6.88.0 per million words
a grip or control that is safe and not likely to fail
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- The ruling party maintained its secure hold on parliament after the election.
- With its new patent, the company has a secure hold on the market.
- The rock climber checked for a secure hold before moving up.
- She kept a secure hold on her child's hand in the crowded street.
- He struggled to break the past's secure hold on his emotions.
- Once the bolts are tightened, the new shelf will have a secure hold on the wall.
- The tech giant once had a secure hold on the mobile phone industry.
- Do you think the current leadership has a secure hold on power?
- Make sure you have a secure hold on the ladder before you climb.
- The old traditions still have a secure hold on the community's way of life.