catch hold of
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“Now, Mrs Green, if you’d catch hold of the tongue. I wouldn’t ask everybody, but I know you don’t frighten.”
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2018
He has some dishy tidbits to share, but it is not always easy to catch hold of them in his torrent of anecdotes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2018
The most fun comes when you catch hold of an idea or a situation that’s simple but filled with possibility — “The Long Walk,” “Thinner” and “Cell” all come to mind.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2015
It is a fine art to catch hold of the few big interesting assets in the market.
From Reuters ● Jun. 23, 2010
Something flickered on the edges of his memory, but he couldn’t quite catch hold of it.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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