grabbed one's ankles

Verb

grab one's ankles (third-person singular simple present grabs one's ankles, present participle grabbing one's ankles, simple past and past participle grabbed one's ankles)

1. to submit
   • Dr. Collier makes it absolutely clear that any reluctance on my part to participate in any part of this plan will result in the immediate termination of my employment at University—a black mark beyond black marks. My surgical career would be over. What else can I do but bend over, grab my ankles...2014, Kelly Parsons, Doing Harm: A Novel, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN