get hold of
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Her ex-partner eventually managed to get hold of him, but he insinuated all the money was gone.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The U.S. has reached a new borrowing milestone in its struggle to get hold of its finances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
"Jason started to say that he could get hold of a treatment that wasn't available on the NHS, that was known to shrink brain tumours," Rebecca said.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
And he’ll need to get hold of their nighttime raids into the pantry and incessant time spent on social media before it renders them unfit for purpose when their parents get home.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
“Did you manage to get hold of a big enough diamond?”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
