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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Targets for each country are classified, but NATO's Secretary-General, Mark Rutte, said the alliance needed to increase its air defense capabilities five-fold, get hold of thousands more tanks and armored vehicles and millions of new artillery rounds.
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Ellie Cook — Reporting From The Hague, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
The only blemish on an otherwise dominant day for him came in the seventh inning when one of the hottest hitters in the game got hold of a low pitch beneath the strike zone and took it out of the ballpark.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
The 31-year-old victim managed to get away from the would-be captors, but the suspects got hold of the victim’s phone — and the keys to his apartment.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Like the Russians and Ukrainians, American drone users may need agents in third party countries to get hold of the hottest thing in drone hardware.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Ellie Cook — Reporting From The Hague, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
The only blemish on an otherwise dominant day for him came in the seventh inning when one of the hottest hitters in the game got hold of a low pitch beneath the strike zone and took it out of the ballpark.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
The 31-year-old victim managed to get away from the would-be captors, but the suspects got hold of the victim’s phone — and the keys to his apartment.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Like the Russians and Ukrainians, American drone users may need agents in third party countries to get hold of the hottest thing in drone hardware.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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“Get hold of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20hold%20of. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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