get hold of
idiom
variants
or chiefly US get a hold of
1
: to get possession of (something) : to succeed in getting (something)
Somehow she managed to get hold of the band's new album before it came out.
Where did you get hold of that idea?
2
: to find and talk to (someone) : to contact (someone)
I need to talk to my lawyer, but I haven't been able to get hold of him.
I've been trying to get a hold of my lawyer for days.
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In March, 2002, the agency got hold of an Al Qaeda associate known as Abu Zubaydah and flew him to a secret prison in Thailand.
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Keith Gessen, New Yorker, 16 July 2025
The delay was chalked up to issues getting hold of materials for the vessel, and hold-ups with industry and supply chains.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
To get a better sense of its capabilities, the team got hold of two wastewater mixtures that also included some salt in the water.
—ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
Targets for each country are classified, but NATO's Secretary-General, Mark Rutte, said the alliance needed to increase its air defense capabilities five-fold, get hold of thousands more tanks and armored vehicles and millions of new artillery rounds.
—Ellie Cook — Reporting From The Hague, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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Keith Gessen, New Yorker, 16 July 2025
The delay was chalked up to issues getting hold of materials for the vessel, and hold-ups with industry and supply chains.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
To get a better sense of its capabilities, the team got hold of two wastewater mixtures that also included some salt in the water.
—ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
Targets for each country are classified, but NATO's Secretary-General, Mark Rutte, said the alliance needed to increase its air defense capabilities five-fold, get hold of thousands more tanks and armored vehicles and millions of new artillery rounds.
—Ellie Cook — Reporting From The Hague, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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“Get hold of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20hold%20of. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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