close grips
Example Sentences
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But the Emperor’s brother, Ferdinand, was in close grips with the Turk in Hungary, and getting the worst of it; Francis was again in negotiation with the infidel, and French intrigue in Italy was busy.
From The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History by Hume, Martin Andrew Sharp
Then they sure got to close grips," concluded Kiddie, "and I guess he got as much as he gave.
From Kiddie the Scout by Leighton, Robert
In a way he was glad of this; like all youths he longed for excitement, and wanted to come to close grips with the thing he had set out to do.
From Tommy by Hocking, Joseph
But when they got to close grips Rufus felt helpless.
From A Gamble with Life by Hocking, Silas K. (Silas Kitto)
It is so easily possible for a man to be at close grips with the world and yet to be ever more and more out of touch with its realities.
From The Threshold Grace by Ainsworth, Percy C.
