Idiom
grab by the lapels
Meaning
To exert control over (something).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You need to grab the project by the lapels and finish it.”
“The company was failing, so the new manager grabbed the situation by the lapels to restore order.”
“Faced with the impending collapse of the department, the director grabbed the crisis by the lapels and implemented a series of rigorous, immediate reforms.”
Examples
simple
“You need to grab the project by the lapels and finish it.”
contextual
“The company was failing, so the new manager grabbed the situation by the lapels to restore order.”
complex
“Faced with the impending collapse of the department, the director grabbed the crisis by the lapels and implemented a series of rigorous, immediate reforms.”
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