im Griff haben

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German

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Etymology

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Literally "to have in the grip". Compare English get a grip.

Verb

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im Griff haben (irregular, third-person singular present hat im Griff, past tense hatte im Griff, past participle im Griff gehabt, past subjunctive hätte im Griff, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to have under control

Conjugation

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