lose grip

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lose your grip

to lose your ability to control or deal with a situation He was losing his grip at work and knew it was time to retire. (often + on ) It suggests that the ruling party is losing its grip on the middle classes in some of the bigger cities.

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A single high ratio setting ensures 100 per cent of torque is delivered to the front wheels during normal Tarmac driving but, should a front wheel lose grip, power is automatically transferred to the rear wheels. Watch this space; The new Kia Sorento is sleeker and now has room to ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Porsche have fitted a limited-slip differential to S models which reduces wheel spin when the tyres lose grip, making it more agile and safer on wet roads. GRAND CAYMAN; Porsche's 'budget' model is given a dramatic revamp by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) If one wheel starts to lose grip it regulates the drive to get the car through the curve with greater safety. SEAT summer sizzlers by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)			loose loose cannon loose ends Loose lips sink ships loosen loosen tongue loosen up lop off lope along lord lord and master lord it over Lord knows I've tried Lord love a duck! Lord only knows lose lose a bundle lose appetite lose at lose by lose contact with lose cool lose count of lose edge lose face lose grip lose ground lose ground to lose head lose heart lose heart to lose hold on lose in lose it lose marbles lose mind lose money on lose nerve lose oneself in lose out lose out to lose patience lose rag lose reason lose shirt lose sight of lose sleep lose sleep over lose some amount of time lose temper lose the plot			lose (one's) tongue lose a bundle lose an opportunity lose appetite lose at lose by lose by breach of condition lose by default Lose confidence Lose confidence Lose confidence Lose confidence lose contact with Lose Control lose cool lose cool lose cool lose cool lose count of lose courage lose edge Lose Electrons Oxidation Lose face lose favor lose figure lose figure lose figure lose figure lose figure lose figure lose grip lose grip on lose grip on someone or something lose ground lose ground lose ground lose ground lose ground lose ground lose ground to lose head lose head lose head lose head lose head lose head lose heart lose heart lose heart lose heart lose heart lose heart lose heart to lose hold on lose identity lose in lose individuality lose it lose it lose it lose it

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