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.

Examples of get hold of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Brights Zoo owner David Bright told the outlet that Lief got hold of the lid of the food pouch after a visitor discarded it in his exhibit after sneaking it in the zoo. —Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024

Bennett got hold of a loose puck and beat Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman to even the score at 2-2 in the final seconds of a power play. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 May 2024

So many of the details of the tragedy were familiar: a young man got hold of a gun and left a path of devastation and terror in the hallways and classrooms of an American school. —Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024

After a Josh Bell strikeout, Burger got hold of Stroman’s near middle-middle slider. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024