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Phrase(s): lose one’s hold on someone or something [and] lose one’s grip on someone or something
1. Lit. to fail to keep one’s hand hold on someone or something. • I lost my hold on the child, and she nearly slipped away. • She lost her grip on the bag of jewels and it fell overboard. 2.and lose one's hold over someone or something
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs