latch on
Britishverb
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to attach oneself (to)
to latch on to a new acquaintance
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to understand
he suddenly latched on to what they were up to
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to obtain; get
Example Sentences
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On the other hand, missing acts of foul play will also be latched on by coaches and supporters.
From BBC
“A funny business, that. The latch on the cage wasn’t damaged at all. It’d simply been opened, and I know I closed it up properly.”
From Literature
So when she came across a small iceberg drifting toward the station, she latched on to the bottom and let the current carry her, hidden from view.
From Literature
On Thursday, investors found something to latch on to — and many apparently didn’t like what they saw.
From MarketWatch
Researchers understood in the 1980s that T-cells mature in the thymus and undergo a test to eliminate cells that would latch on to our own tissues.
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