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                           Phrase(s): lay hold of someone or something  to grasp someone or something with the hands.  •  Just wait till I lay hold of Bill!  •  I can’t wait to lay hold of that fishing pole. I’m ready to catch a huge fish.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
                    
                    
                    
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                           Grasp, seize on, as in He clutched at branches, shrubs, anything he could lay hold of to break his fall. [First half of 1500s]  Also see  GET HOLD OF.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        American Heritage Idioms