get hold of
idiom
variants
or chiefly US get a hold of
1
: to get possession of (something) : to succeed in getting (something)
Somehow she managed to get hold of the band's new album before it came out.
Where did you get hold of that idea?
2
: to find and talk to (someone) : to contact (someone)
I need to talk to my lawyer, but I haven't been able to get hold of him.
I've been trying to get a hold of my lawyer for days.
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Could a private citizen get hold of a genome and use it to bring an extinct animal back to life?
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Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
Will Victor have need of it later and not have it, or will someone else get hold of it, or will Boyd’s life be saved thanks to having it?
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
While American manufacturers had introduced turbochargers to their lineups earlier than Porsche, namely Chevrolet with the Corvair Turbo and Oldsmobile with the Jetfire, the technology didn’t really find its stride until the Europeans got hold of it.
—Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2024
Replies to the post include thousands of responses—with many claiming to have actually got hold of the device, and recommending it highly.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
Will Victor have need of it later and not have it, or will someone else get hold of it, or will Boyd’s life be saved thanks to having it?
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
While American manufacturers had introduced turbochargers to their lineups earlier than Porsche, namely Chevrolet with the Corvair Turbo and Oldsmobile with the Jetfire, the technology didn’t really find its stride until the Europeans got hold of it.
—Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2024
Replies to the post include thousands of responses—with many claiming to have actually got hold of the device, and recommending it highly.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Get hold of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20hold%20of. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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