get/lay/put your hands on sb
informalDefinition
› to catch someone: I'll kill him if I ever get my hands on him.Capturing or taking possession of thingsGetting, receiving and accepting
(Definition of get/lay/put your hands on sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -grabbing suffix
- apprehend verb (CATCH)
- apprehension noun (CATCHING)
- arrogate verb
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- bag verb (GET)
- cage verb
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