get hold of something

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. get ˈhold of sth idiom
1. to find sth that you want or need
•I need to get hold of Tom's address.
•It's almost impossible to get hold of tickets for the final.
•The police do not know how the boy got hold of the knife.
•How did the press get hold of the story?
2. to learn or understand sth
Main entry: ↑hold_idiom
 
▪ II. catch, get, grab, take, etc. (a) ˈhold of sb/sth idiom
to have or take sb/sth in your hands
•He caught hold of her wrists so she couldn't get away.
•Lee got hold of the dog by its collar.
•Quick, grab a hold of that rope.
•Gently, she took hold of the door handle and turned it.
Main entry: ↑hold_idiom