tight hold

I got up to go but Stella kept tight hold of my hand for a moment.

He kept a tight hold on his temper; this was all in the past.

I got him up on the bench again, but he kept tight hold of my arm.

And she was the practical one, keeping a tight hold on the money they made between them.

He took a tight hold on his temper and voice.

"Just keep a tight hold on Peter while you listen."

The next moment, he had Joe's arm in a tight hold.

She had tight hold of his arm and was leading him back across the bridge.

The telescope case was still there, and he kept tight hold of it.

He says you have to keep a tight hold on the nuts.