- get ahold of
- get ahold of (something)
to obtain something.
I finally got ahold of that novel you said I should read.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
get ahold of
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get ahold of — (someone) to communicate with someone. I m trying to get ahold of everyone to tell them the party is at 9 tomorrow … New idioms dictionary
get ahold of someone — get ahold of (someone) to communicate with someone. I m trying to get ahold of everyone to tell them the party is at 9 tomorrow … New idioms dictionary
get ahold of something — get ahold of (something) to obtain something. I finally got ahold of that novel you said I should read … New idioms dictionary
get ahold of something — get/grab/take/ahold of something phrase to take something firmly in your hand and hold it tightly there Grab ahold of the rope! Thesaurus: to hold something or someonesynonym to try to hold somethinghyponym … Useful english dictionary
ahold — [ə hōld′] n. Informal a hold get ahold of 1. to get in touch with [get ahold of her and let her know] 2. GET HOLD OF: see HOLD1 … English World dictionary
ahold — I. adverb Etymology: a (I) + hold, v. obsolete : near the wind II. əˈhōld, lt noun also aholt … Useful english dictionary
ahold — [[t]əho͟ʊld[/t]] 1) PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n If you get ahold of someone or something, you manage to contact, find, or get them. [AM, INFORMAL] I tried again to get ahold of my cousin Joan. Syn: get hold of 2) PHRASE: V inflects, PHR pron refl… … English dictionary
ahold — a|hold [ ə hould ] adverb get ahold of something SPOKEN to obtain or buy something after trying to get it for a long time: I finally managed to get ahold of a copy of that book you were looking for. get/grab/take ahold of something to take… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ahold — /euh hohld /, n. 1. Informal. a hold or grasp (often fol. by of): He took ahold of my arm. Grab ahold! 2. get ahold of, Informal. See hold (def. 51). adv. 3. Naut. Archaic. close to the wind and on a single tack: to keep a vessel ahold. [1600 10; … Universalium
ahold — noun Etymology: probably from the phrase a hold Date: 1855 hold < if you could get ahold of a representative Norman Mailer > … New Collegiate Dictionary
