grab by the lapels (English, verb)
expansion: grab by the lapels (third-person singular simple present grabs by the lapels, present participle grabbing by the lapels, simple past and past participle grabbed by the lapels)
Senses:
glosses: To buttonhole someone (into conversation).
glosses: To exert control over (something).
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: grabs by the lapels
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: grabbing by the lapels
tags: participle
present
form: grabbed by the lapels
tags: participle
past
form: grabbed by the lapels
tags: past