grab hold of

Programs with bright colors, repetition and songs grab hold of children’s attention, he said.

“Life on Earth: Art & Ecofeminism” is a somewhat difficult exhibition to grab hold of, but that’s mostly because its important subject is so much larger than a diverse but relatively modest presentation can encompass.

“When groups like the National Taxpayers Union came on and said, ‘This is a waste of federal money,’ that gave a really tangible argument for people to grab hold of,” Beard told me.

It allowed the prime minister to grab hold of the debate, helped - as the Labour campaign privately concede - by Sir Keir Starmer’s failure to rapidly challenge Mr Sunak on the figure.

Spikes run down its back like a mane, and I grab hold of one.