get hold of sb

/ɡɛt hˈəʊld ɒv ˌɛsbˈiː/

/ɡɛt hˈoʊld ʌv ˌɛsbˈiː/

[phrase]

to get hold of sb

[PHRASE]

to manage to meet someone in person or contact them on a telephone, through message, etc.

synonyms : contact

get through

reach

get hold of sth

/ɡɛt hˈəʊld ɒv ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

/ɡɛt hˈoʊld ʌv ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

[phrase]

to get hold of sth

[PHRASE]

to manage to find something one was looking for

get hold of oneself

/ɡɛt hˈəʊld ɒv wɒnsˈɛlf/

/ɡɛt hˈoʊld ʌv wʌnsˈɛlf/

[phrase]

to get hold of oneself

[PHRASE]

*** to get control of ones' thoughts and emotions and stop behaving in a foolish or uncontrolled way

Examples

1. Nevertheless, all the efforts that we made, we were not successful in getting hold of him.

2. The spider in the rainforest, once it gets hold of you, is able to stimulate and effect a certain pathway which on the molecular level effects nitric oxide.

3. And so we began to get hold of satellite images of the previous two year period.

4. When I was trying to get hold of Nancy, I was trying to get hold of mom, and nobody was here.