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

Apple doesn’t give away much about what’s fixed in iOS 18.5, to allow as many iPhone users as possible to upgrade before attackers can get hold of the details. —Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

Though the San Francisco Giants got hold of a few last week, it’s still been his most valuable pitch. —Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 12 May 2025

De la Peña tried to fight back, eventually getting hold of the skateboard and hitting them. —Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025

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

Rhymes for get hold of

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