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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Here’s the deal, from a submission to publishers that Deadline got hold of: Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 19 July 2024
One man displaced in Khan Younis told CNN about the hours needed to get hold of small amounts of clean water.
—Ibrahim Dahman, CNN, 6 July 2024
Much of Musk’s shrinking piggy bank stems from a Delaware judge’s January axing of his record Tesla compensation package then valued at $51 billion, which caused Forbes to discount the value of the equity award by 50% due to uncertainty of Musk ever getting hold of those stock options.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 5 July 2024
Brights Zoo owner David Bright told the outlet that Lief got hold of the lid of the food pouch after a visitor discarded it in his exhibit after sneaking it in the zoo.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 19 July 2024
One man displaced in Khan Younis told CNN about the hours needed to get hold of small amounts of clean water.
—Ibrahim Dahman, CNN, 6 July 2024
Much of Musk’s shrinking piggy bank stems from a Delaware judge’s January axing of his record Tesla compensation package then valued at $51 billion, which caused Forbes to discount the value of the equity award by 50% due to uncertainty of Musk ever getting hold of those stock options.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 5 July 2024
Brights Zoo owner David Bright told the outlet that Lief got hold of the lid of the food pouch after a visitor discarded it in his exhibit after sneaking it in the zoo.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
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“Get hold of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20hold%20of. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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