catch hold of

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catch (a)hold of someone or something

to grasp or seize someone or something. See if you can catch hold of the rope as it swings back and forth. I couldn't catch ahold of her.

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If the gator does catch hold of you, you should, according to the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook, attack its eyes and snout. A beginner's guide to beating off these vicious predators by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Fortunately, to help us slow down enough to catch hold of the meaning, each 'hour' was introduced by Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, with such scholarly intimacy that it was like listening to the deluxe version of an audio guide to a gallery of intensely complex medieval miniatures. Shafts of light by Kate Chisholm / Spectator, The London It can take years for teachers to catch hold of differences compared to how they used to teach the lessons," Pulliam says. Gearing up for Science assessments: NCLB testing mandates offer ... by Millard, Elizabeth / District Administration More results

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If the gator does catch hold of you, you should, according to the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook, attack its eyes and snout.

A beginner's guide to beating off these vicious predators by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

Fortunately, to help us slow down enough to catch hold of the meaning, each 'hour' was introduced by Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, with such scholarly intimacy that it was like listening to the deluxe version of an audio guide to a gallery of intensely complex medieval miniatures.

Shafts of light by Kate Chisholm / Spectator, The London

It can take years for teachers to catch hold of differences compared to how they used to teach the lessons," Pulliam says.

Gearing up for Science assessments: NCLB testing mandates offer ... by Millard, Elizabeth / District Administration

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