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“get hold”

The following 2 entries include the term get hold.

get hold of

idiom

: to get possession of (something) : to succeed in getting (something)

get hold of oneself

idiom

: to get control of ones' thoughts and emotions and stop behaving in a foolish or uncontrolled way


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