take hold *
take charge
take control *

The company did, however, take a nearly $2 billion charge in 1998.

They would put a body on you and take a charge.

The company will also take a charge of $315 million.

You've got to take charge and tell them what to do.

Then you bring her to me and I will take charge of the problem.

He had not been here two days, and already someone else was taking charge of his life.

The Congress was to take charge of the war effort.

Now is the time to take charge of your health.

He will likely take charge in the middle of 2011.

He took charge of the family business on his father's death.