catch hold of
Example Sentences
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On the other hand, the strong updrafts can catch hold of burning embers, lofting them into unburned material, where they can produce “spot fires” up to several miles away from the fireline.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024
“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
“We’ll catch hold of them, even if our workers are killed,” said Mr. Singh, standing at the shelter’s troughs, where dozens of cows fed and the air was thick with the smell of droppings.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2014
It is a fine art to catch hold of the few big interesting assets in the market.
From Reuters • Jun. 23, 2010
He began scrabbling around frantically in an effort to catch hold of those that were left, but they were too quick for him.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
