| lose grip | 14.22 | The NAACP has lost its grip. | ||
| tighten grip | 12.77 | Sir John tightened his grip. | ||
| get grip | 9.61 | Get a grip! | ||
| loosen grip | 5.86 | New competition is likely to loosen that grip. | ||
| have grip | 3.16 | He once again has a grip. | ||
| maintain grip | 2.90 | The charley horse maintained its grip. | ||
| keep grip | 2.57 | Commercial interests kept a grip on the land. | ||
| strengthen grip | 2.44 | New mayor strengthens grip on capital. | ||
| relax grip | 2.30 | He relaxed his grip on my arm. | ||
| release grip | 1.91 | Emilia sighed and released her grip. | ||
| consolidate grip | 1.84 | They consolidated their grip on the capital later Tuesday. | ||
| take grip | 1.51 | Trade unionism taking a grip. | ||
| break grip | 1.38 | I will break its grip. | ||
| ease grip | 1.38 | He eased his grip, then let go completely. | ||
| retain grip | 1.05 | Six years after its collapse in Europe, Marxism retains its grip on Cuba. | ||
| improve grip | 0.72 | Squeeze a tennis ball regularly to improve your grip. | ||
| change grip | 0.46 | Should I try changing my grip? | ||
| relinquish grip | 0.46 | But they have not relinquished their grip on this part of the casino business. | ||
| weaken grip | 0.46 | The sale of the company to a Japanese electronics firm weakened his grip. | ||
| extend grip | 0.39 | Insurgents were consolidating and extending their grip on southern Albania. |