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Newguest Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Grab a hold on

Hi

It's a sentence from an article about meditation.

You shouldn't grab a hold on your thoughts but let them flow naturally.


Is it OK to say "grab a hold on ..."?

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"? I haven't seen that phrase ever before. It isn't very colloquial either.

— Prajwalkr

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  • I haven't seen that phrase ever before.
  • It isn't very colloquial either.
  • I would have said: 'hold back your thoughts'.
  • Prajwal
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NewguestIs it OK to say "grab a hold on ..."?
I haven't seen that phrase ever before. It isn't very colloquial either. I would have said: 'hold back your thoughts'.

Prajwal
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I'm beginning to think your meditation guru is not a native speaker. "Grab a hold on" is very odd to the point of wrongness. We get a hold on something or get hold of it or grab hold of it or get ahold of it.
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