make a grab for

idiom

: to try to take quickly
She made a grab for the last cookie.

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Naturalist guide Brooke Edwards of Alaska Wildland Adventures was surprised to hear this comment while explaining to her group that food should not be left out in the open in Denali National Park because animals like bear and marmots would make a grab for it. Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 18 Sep. 2024 Today, the biggest threat to NATO is no longer a full-scale Russian invasion but that Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a grab for Baltic or Polish territory, perhaps as an attempt to distract his increasingly restive population. Tom Nichols, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2019 Meanwhile, the Securities and Exchange Commission is frantically trying to catch up, investigating Goldman Sachs and other big banks and questioning whether some are slapping E.S.G. labels on funds that may not deserve them to make a grab for investor assets. New York Times, 18 June 2022 But sometimes octopuses will see a tasty critter dashing by and make a grab for it. Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2022 Here's how to make a grab for $150,000 in scholarships. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 May 2022 So there's a lot of opportunity in this galaxy for a young prince eager to make a grab for power. Christian Holub, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2022 The scudetto is there for the taking, and Napoli look set to make a grab for it. James Nalton, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021 Ronaldo is being pressured to sell to a real estate speculator who will raze Authentico, putting dozens out of work, and make a grab for the surrounding land that will be used to launder money. Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com, 25 May 2021

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“Make a grab for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20grab%20for. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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