get a grip on

Also, have a grip on. Obtain mastery or control over something or someone. For example, Get a grip on yourself or the reporters will give you a hard time, or, as Arthur Conan Doyle put it in Sherlock Holmes (1894): “I have a grip on the essential facts of the case.” This expression transfers a firm physical hold to emotional or intellectual control. [Late 1800s]

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"The government must get a grip on spending aid in the UK," she said.

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Last October, the government announced that ministers would take a direct role in overseeing the building of the line to try to "get a grip" on rising costs.

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In the open letter, the Labour MPs said "this government will only succeed if it is able to get a grip on illegal migration".

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Immigration is seen as a key issue for the government politically, with both the Conservatives and Reform UK accusing Labour of failing to get a grip on the issue.

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But it's not an excuse, it's just something I need to get a grip on.

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