- in the grip of
- dominated or affected by something undesirable or adverse
people caught in the grip of a drug problem
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
in the grip of
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in the grip of something — in the grip of (something) controlled by something. The country was in the grip of a continuing and deep depression. She sways and stomps and even cries when she s in the grip of her music making … New idioms dictionary
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