take a grab
English
Verb
take a grab
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see take, grab.
- 1883 Edward William L. Davies, A memoir of the rev. John Russell, and his out-of-door life, by the author of 'Dartmoor days', p194
- Even in his gallop he would occasionally take a grab at the point of Russell's foot ; and, had he caught it, would have torn the boot ruthlessly from his leg.
- 1905 Roger S. Pocock, Curly: a tale of the Arizona desert, Little, Brown, and Company, p110
- Ahead on the white road, plain in the moonlight, lay something black, so I swung down my arm in passing, and took a grab. "What d'ye make of this, eh, Pederson ?" / "A silk mask," says he."
- 2002 Michael Innes, The Ampersand Papers, House of Stratus, p145
- He had only to be startled into losing his balance, you might say, and he might take a grab at something, manage only a heavy fall, and go tumbling down, staircase and all.
- 2010 Michael Cogdill, She-Rain: A Story of Hope, Wordclay, p104
- He drew near enough to take a grab at her foot. The grip failed to hold.
- 1883 Edward William L. Davies, A memoir of the rev. John Russell, and his out-of-door life, by the author of 'Dartmoor days', p194
- (Australian rules football) to mark the football, especially overhead
- 2008 Full Points Footy's WA Football Companion, p122
- Solidly built, he was nevertheless extremely quick, could take a grab, and kicked beautifully with both feet.
- 2008 H.G. Nelson, Sprays: a collection of verbal touch-ups, Pan Macmillan Australia, p139
- Footyheads supporting a variety of clubs actually breathed a sigh of relief knowing that the game didn’t have to stop for seven minutes seventeen seconds every time Matthew took a grab within kicking distance.
- 2008 Full Points Footy's WA Football Companion, p122
See also
- make a grab