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Synonyms

get hold of

Idioms  

  1. Grasp, obtain; also, get in touch with. For example, If you can just get hold of one end, I'll get the other, or Jane had no luck getting hold of the book she needed, or I've phoned a dozen times but I can't seem to get hold of him. [c. 1300] Also see lay hold of.

Example Sentences

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Buyers are also paying unusually high premiums to get hold of jet fuel and diesel straight away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

South Derbyshire District Council spokesperson said the supplier of food waste collection vehicles was experiencing "exceptionally high demand", making it difficult to get hold of them.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

"We cannot allow a private company, which may have commercial interests, to get hold of an entire archive collection," AfricaMuseum director Bart Ouvry told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

When I couldn’t immediately get hold of Flores, I called the owner of Cafe de Leche, the Highland Park coffee shop he had delivered whistles to.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Were Kemmerich able to make any use of the boots, then Müller would rather go bare-foot over barbed wire than scheme how to get hold of them.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

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