tight grip

First, Maliki has a tight grip on power that could hold even under pressure from his two most important allies.

The idea delighted her, and she closed her fingers in a tight grip as if testing their possibilities.

Suddenly she put out her hand and took hold of his, giving it a tight grip.

The backwoodsman, as he drank, held a tight grip on the rope.

If we desire to be happy, we should, as the Camp Fire Girls' law says, "hold on to health" and with a tight grip.

Mrs. Comstock's arms swept together in a tight grip around Elnora.