get hold of

verbs

get into one's hands, take physically
"Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
get hold of, take
be in or establish communication with
"Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
contact, get hold of, get through, reach
affect
"Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
clutch, get hold of, seize