grab ahold of something

grab ahold of something
get/grab/take/ahold of something phrase
to take something firmly in your hand and hold it tightly there

Grab ahold of the rope!

Thesaurus: to hold something or someonesynonym to try to hold somethinghyponym
Main entry: ahold

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