take hold
Idioms-
Grasp, as in Take hold of this end of the rope . [Late 1500s]
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Become established, as in The new vines quickly took hold , or This idea will never take hold with the voters . [c. 1300]
Example Sentences
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Wakamatsu described Freedman’s model of minor league teams as “somewhere between conventional baseball and the Savannah Bananas” and believes the Asian style could take hold in Irvine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
However, dry conditions remove moisture from vegetation, making it more able to burn and act as fuel for blazes to take hold and spread.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
If you’re retired and wondering when or whether to move, treat the decision as a research project — don’t procrastinate or let inertia take hold.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
That negative thesis may already be starting to take hold.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
After all that had happened Grandma was going to clean the sink, clean up after me, another mess, and it was this moment that somehow made what she had told me take hold.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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