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を掴んだ

grabbed; grasped, got hold of; seized (an opportunity, information, or clue)

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phrase Rare #27,801
grabbed; grasped Used when someone physically takes hold of something with their hand.
JA: 僕は彼女の手を掴んだ。
EN: I grabbed her hand.

彼の腕を掴んだ。

I grabbed his arm.

彼の袖を掴んだ。

I grabbed his sleeve.

男の子は猫の尻尾を掴んだ。

The boy grabbed the cat's tail.

僕は彼女の手を掴んだ。

I grabbed her hand.

彼は私の手を掴んだ。

He grabbed my hand.

彼は私の手首を掴んだ。

He grabbed my wrist.

彼はすりの襟首を掴んだ。

He grabbed the pickpocket by the collar.

phrase Rare #34,839
got hold of; seized (an opportunity, information, or clue) Used figuratively for obtaining or securing something useful, such as information or a lead.
JA: 警察が今日、犯人の手掛かりを掴んだそうよ。
EN: I hear the police got a lead on the culprit today.

それでチャンスを掴んだの

That’s how I seized the opportunity.

— ブレット・トレイン (2022)

結局、胃袋を掴んだもの勝ちだよね。

In the end, the way to win someone over is through their stomach.

警察が今日犯人の手掛かりを掴んだそうよ

I heard the police got a lead on the culprit today.

— サスペリア (1977)

ここで生き延びるのは先に情報を掴んだ奴だ

The ones who survive here are those who get the information first.

— 荒野の用心棒 (1964)

生き延びるのは先に情報を掴んだ奴だあんたの兄貴の言葉さなぜ俺達に教えた？

The ones who survive are the ones who get information first. Those were your brother’s words. Why did you tell us?

— 荒野の用心棒 (1964)