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latch onto something 1. Fig. to obtain something. (See also latch on(to someone or something).) I have to latch onto a hundred bucks by Friday night. I latched onto a good book about repairing plumbing. 2. Fig. to begin to understand something. When Fred finally latched onto the principles of algebra, he began to get better grades. Sue doesn't quite latch onto the proper stance in golf. See also: latch latch onto somebody/something to become closely connected to someone or something I knew she would be perfect in the film, so I latched onto her like a magnet. More and more countries latched onto computer technology as an important tool for development. See also: latch How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A fun weapon is the grappling hook, which Rico can use to latch onto any vehicle -- land, sea or air. When the meeting finally is adjourned, you'd better make a run for it, because The Extender will latch onto one unsuspecting co-worker and turn the walk back to the cubicles into the dreaded "moving meeting. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a coating process to make sponge-like silica latch onto toxic metals in water. |
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