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AE 1214 - Expression: Get a Grip

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How to Get a Grip

The expression to get a grip has so many different meanings but here it's a standard common meaning for the word get G E T. The primary meaning that I would most of the time probably 99% of the time use this phrase for is to keep or recover your self control and calm yourself down. If you study economics at university you're probably going to get a good grip on how the economy works if you go camping with friends you might end up getting lost in the bush because you don't know where they are. So imagine while you're at high school and one of your friends is kind of lagging behind a little bit in terms of maturity. They need to mature a little bit

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