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get hold of — (something) to obtain something. I think it should be harder for a criminal to get hold of a gun. Nothing was done by officials until the press got hold of the story … New idioms dictionary
get hold of — (someone) to communicate with someone. He said he planned to call Mom this week, so I thought he d get hold of her sooner or later … New idioms dictionary
get hold of — ► get hold of 1) grasp. 2) informal find or contact. Main Entry: ↑hold … English terms dictionary
get hold of — verb 1. get into one s hands, take physically (Freq. 1) Take a cookie! Can you take this bag, please • Syn: ↑take • See Also: ↑take in (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
get hold of — {v.} 1. To get possession of. * /Little children sometimes get hold of sharp knives and cut themselves./ 2. To find a person so you can speak with him. * /Mr. Thompson spent several hours trying to get hold of his lawyer./ … Dictionary of American idioms
get hold of — {v.} 1. To get possession of. * /Little children sometimes get hold of sharp knives and cut themselves./ 2. To find a person so you can speak with him. * /Mr. Thompson spent several hours trying to get hold of his lawyer./ … Dictionary of American idioms
get\ hold\ of — v 1. To get possession of. Little children sometimes get hold of sharp knives and cut themselves. 2. To find a person so you can speak with him. Mr. Thompson spent several hours trying to get hold of his lawyer … Словарь американских идиом
get hold of — 1) (smth) get possession of When you get hold of a dictionary could you please let me see it for a few minutes. 2) (smb) find a person so you can speak with him or her I tried to get hold of him last week but he was out of town … Idioms and examples
get hold of — If you obtain something, or manage to contact someone, you get hold of them. I d like to contact the owner. Do you know where I can get hold of him? … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
get hold of — informal I ll try to get hold of Stevenson this evening Syn: contact, get in touch with, communicate with, make contact with, reach, notify; phone, call, speak to, talk to … Thesaurus of popular words
