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lay hold of

Idioms  

  1. Grasp, seize on, as in He clutched at branches, shrubs, anything he could lay hold of to break his fall. [First half of 1500s] Also see get hold of.

Example Sentences

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I say I will climb the palm tree and lay hold of its branches.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2012

We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2011

To grasp the former is to lay hold of an infallible key to the latter.

From Time Magazine Archive

The black experience in the U.S., from slavery on ward, has been rich, immensely varied, extremely complicated and often difficult to lay hold of.

From Time Magazine Archive

I lay hold of my rifle to see that it is in trim.

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

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