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take hold VB

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take hold (take charge)

Usage examples with take hold

to take hold fig fire, epidemic

to take hold of sb fig

to hold/take sb hostage

imeti/vzeti koga za talca

hold on, it won't take long

počakajte, ne bo trajalo dolgo

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Western investment began to take hold as well in 1886. en.wikipedia.org

In 2006, momentum began to take hold and donations became larger. en.wikipedia.org

While this led to some discontent among the theatre-going public, many of his reforms eventually did take hold. en.wikipedia.org

It is presumed for the temple to take hold of almost whole area of the village around 10th century. en.wikipedia.org

However, the new name failed to take hold amongst local residents. en.wikipedia.org

Welded construction for locomotive boilers was extremely slow to take hold. en.wikipedia.org

The price of oil rose to over $140 per barrel in 2008 before plunging as the financial crisis began to take hold in late 2008. en.wikipedia.org

This theory did not take hold in mainstream political discourse. en.wikipedia.org

It is often one of the first species to take hold in disturbed areas, such as abandoned mining sites, especially if the soil is acidic. en.wikipedia.org

Eventually, the changes started to take hold and ratings began to drastically improve. en.wikipedia.org

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