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grappling hold on you

English translation: won't let you get away

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English term or phrase:	grappling hold on you
English translation:	won't let you get away
Entered by:	Travelin Ann

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15:19 Oct 26, 2010

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English term or phrase: grappling hold on you

Our fried calamari will have a grappling hold on you

Arabic Copywriter KudoZ activity Questions: 297 (4 open) (6 without valid answers) (28 closed without grading) Answers: 5 United Arab Emirates
Local time: 04:11

won't let you get away

Explanation:
from "grappling hook"

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Note added at 4 mins (2010-10-26 15:23:58 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grappling_hook

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Travelin Ann
Local time: 21:11

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +7

have you in its grip

Allison Wright

4 +2

won't let you get away

Travelin Ann

5 +1

will get is hooks into you ..will get you hooked

airmailrpl

3 +2

grab you

Suzan Hamer

strong hold/power over you

Kimberlee Thorne-Waintraub

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

won't let you get away

Travelin Ann
Local time: 21:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Ann :) As Sheila said, I needed to understand the concept before translating it into Arabic.

28 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

have you in its grip

Explanation:
Remember that calamari is made from squid, which have eight arms and two tentacles. Perhaps this phrase was used in figurative reference to wrestling? e.g. wrestle/grapple with.
Is this a menu for a sports bar? You seem to have many a sporting reference.

Allison Wright
Portugal
Local time: 02:11
Native speaker of:

English

40 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

will get is hooks into you ..will get you hooked

Explanation:
grappling hold on you => will get is hooks into you ..will get you hooked

A grappling hook is an anchor with multiple hooks (claws, flukes), attached to a rope; it is thrown, dropped, sunk, projected, or fastened directly by hand to where at least one hook may catch and hold. Generally, grappling hooks are used to temporarily secure one end of a rope. They may also be used to dredge for submerged objects. Historically, grappling hooks were used in naval warfare to catch ship rigging so that it could be boarded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grappling_hook

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 22:11
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 11

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

grab you

Explanation:
Just to throw in another vernacular possibility. As mentioned in another entry, it's a play on the arms of the octupus. The fried calimari will quickly or suddenly seize your interest and arouse your appetite .

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-10-26 17:27:19 GMT)
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I'd say "Our fried calamari will really grab you."

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-10-26 21:06:59 GMT)
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Oh my goodness. How many errors can I make in one answer... Misspelled "calamari" and of course, I meant arms of a squid... Haste makes waste.

Suzan Hamer
Netherlands
Local time: 03:11
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

6 hrs confidence:

strong hold/power over you

Explanation:
The meaning is similar to an addiction, that it has a strong hold on you or power over you, one that is difficult to resist.

Reference: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1150225

Kimberlee Thorne-Waintraub
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

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Oct 29, 2010 - Changes made by Travelin Ann:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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