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держать мёртвой хваткой stresses
idiom.	hold something in a death grip; seize something in an iron grip; have someone by the throat; hold something in a stranglehold; seize something in a stranglehold; hold something in a mortal grip; seize something in a mortal grip
держать кого-либо мёртвой хваткой
Makarov.	have a hold on (someone); have a stranglehold on (someone)
держать кого-л. мёртвой хваткой
gen.	grab sb. like a vice