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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But there's always a chance that some idiots somewhere will get hold of this information a few months from now and start making noise about it.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Matt Slater got hold of an investment pitch put together by 49ers Enterprises, the owner of Leeds United.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
In court records, authorities don’t specifyt how EJ got hold of the illicit drugs.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
The risk of strengthening Hamas, if Hamas got hold of the fuel or the food, was a serious question.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Matt Slater got hold of an investment pitch put together by 49ers Enterprises, the owner of Leeds United.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
In court records, authorities don’t specifyt how EJ got hold of the illicit drugs.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
The risk of strengthening Hamas, if Hamas got hold of the fuel or the food, was a serious question.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get hold of
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“Get hold of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20hold%20of. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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