亚洲网紅露点

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ahold

[ uh-hohld ]

noun

  1. Informal. a hold or grasp (often followed by of ):

    He took ahold of my arm. Grab ahold!



adverb

  1. Nautical Archaic. close to the wind and on a single tack:

    to keep a vessel ahold.

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ahold1

First recorded in 1600鈥10; a- 1 + hold 1 (noun)
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. get ahold of, Informal. hold 1( def 53 ).
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Example Sentences

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Yanez told investigators that DNA testing would corroborate his claim that Valdez had 鈥済otten ahold of鈥 his gun after disobeying commands and getting into a struggle.

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Nadal was the bulldog who got ahold of your pants leg and never let go.

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鈥淭he administration,鈥 she said, 鈥渋s notoriously difficult to get ahold of.鈥

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I have to get ahold of her to get it.

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鈥淓very little bush in the yard is burned. But it wasn鈥檛 able to get in the house 鈥 there鈥檚 nothing for it to get ahold of.鈥

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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