English rendering Hold the power Literal translation: “Grasp [hold] the sword hilt”
Have actual authority over an undertaking
Dictionary example 1
이 상황에서 칼자루를 잡은 것은 너다.
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Writing text칼자루 잡다
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Tighten a binding Make a tied object taut with a twisting rope-tightener 
Tighten with a twisting toggle Twist the tension cord to tighten the bound object. 
waste one’s efforts To labor in vain without achieving results or an effect. 
redirect criticism To direct blame, attacks, or the like elsewhere. 
Make a new bow Make a bow anew 
Shared · 2 settle on a course To put an atmosphere, situation, thought, or the like in order according to reason or logic. 
Shared · 2 Take a coherent direction For an atmosphere, situation, thought, or the like to become ordered according to reason or logic 
2 meanings interfere or sow discord To interfere with or interrupt someone else’s conversation. 
Operate a mechanism Turn a device that makes a machine work. 
Bow low in the courtyard Make a bow below the courtyard platform Browse in Hangul order.
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