in the grip of

preposition

Overwhelmed or controlled by something adverse.

“I couldn't enjoy life while I was in the grip of drug abuse.”

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Meanings

preposition
  1. Overwhelmed or controlled by something adverse.

    I couldn't enjoy life while I was in the grip of drug abuse.

    1 more example

    At that time, the city [Christiania, now Oslo] was in the grip of a cholera epidemic, and victims were dying at the rate of 60 a day. Bradshaw contracted the disease, and died on September 6 [1853].

    1950 January, “Notes and News: George Bradshaw's Grave”, in Railway Magazine, pages 61–62

Translations

German gepackt, getrieben von
  • gepacktoverwhelmed, gripped (idiomatic, figurative)
  • getrieben vonnot controlled by one's own clear mind
  • gelenkt vonnot controlled by one's own clear mind
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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