get ahold of
Make contact with
Get ahold of means to make contact with someone or obtain something.
You might get ahold of a friend by phone, or get ahold of a rare book after searching for months.
The phrase also means to gain control: Get ahold of yourself.
Variants include get a hold of and the more traditional get hold of.
- obtainCome into possession of
- reachExtend to touch
- grabSeize abruptly
- lay hands onObtain through effort
- contactCommunication or physical touch
make contact · phone · call · text · secure · email · track down · message · connect · acquire · discern · grasp · fathom · speak to · capture · seize · procure · retrieve
emotional/mental control
get ahold offall apart
Break into pieces
lose it · come undone · break down · spiral · unravel
get, gets, getting, ahold, hold, holds, holding, held, holder