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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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Dave Watson, our physio, had tried and failed to get hold of any information concerning him, his game or his whereabouts.

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"He couldn't walk down the street without everybody getting hold of him and wanting to take him in the pub," says his cousin, Rosemary Elmore.

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"And the biggest issue is availability. I mean, there is very little in the country, you can't get hold of liquid fertiliser at all."

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"I'm organic so I don't use much but it's gone from about £350 a tonne to more than £500 and that's if you can get hold of it," he said.

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"We said at Montpellier that when this Fabien gets hold of the French team he is absolutely going to rock it," says Beattie, who still lives in the south of France.

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