lay hold of
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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
Doctrine, truth is not a substantial deposit that one can lay hold of as an end in itself.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since man is not able to create something out of nothing, each photograph must lay hold of, detach and use up one of the layers of the body on which it was focused.
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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