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.

Examples of get hold of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here’s what to do if you iPhone is stolen — and how to reduce the impact now in case criminals do get hold of your device. —Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025

But some cottage industry hiking companies got hold of the fabric and started making fleece hoodies using just Alpha Direct. —Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2025

The bigger problem for a lot of Liverpool supporters in terms of tickets is getting hold of one, even with the stadium now holding over 60,000. —Gregg Evans, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

For the average runner looking for a world-class super shoe, though, the Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 may be tricky to get hold of for a while. —Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for get hold of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove