hang on like grim death
1hang on like grim death — hang/hold on like grim death British & Australian, informal to hold something very tightly, usually because you are frightened that you will fall. Darren always drives the bike and I sit behind him, hanging on like grim death …
2hang on like grim death — hang/hold on for/like grim ˈdeath f6 idiom (BrE) (also hang/hold on for dear ˈlife NAmE, BrE) ( …
3hang on like grim death — be determined or resolute, not quit In the presidential election, Gore was hanging on like grim death …
4hang on for grim death — hang/hold on for/like grim ˈdeath f6 idiom (BrE) (also hang/hold on for dear ˈlife NAmE, BrE) ( …
5hang on like grim death — hold on tightly, hold on with all one s strength …
6hold on like grim death — hang/hold on like grim death British & Australian, informal to hold something very tightly, usually because you are frightened that you will fall. Darren always drives the bike and I sit behind him, hanging on like grim death …
7hold on like grim death — phrase to hold something very tightly Thesaurus: to hold something or someonesynonym to try to hold somethinghyponym Main entry: grim * * * hang/hold on for/like grim ˈdeath f6 idiom …
8hold on for grim death — hang/hold on for/like grim ˈdeath f6 idiom (BrE) (also hang/hold on for dear ˈlife NAmE, BrE) ( …
9hang — [c]/hæŋ / (say hang) verb (hung or, especially for capital punishment and suicide, hanged, hanging) –verb (t) 1. to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above; suspend. 2. to suspend so as to allow free movement as on a… …
10grim — [grım] adj [: Old English; Origin: grimm] 1.) making you feel worried or unhappy = ↑harsh ▪ the grim reality of rebuilding the shattered town ▪ When he lost his job, his future looked grim. ▪ Millions of Britons face the grim prospect (=something …
