get a hand on (something)



get a hand on (something)

1. Literally, to place one's hand on something (as to grab it). See if you can reach up and get a hand on that box on the top shelf.
2. To find and/or come to possess something. Let me know if you get a hand on their latest album, I can't wait to hear it.
See also: get, hand, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Josiah[dʒəu'saiə]
ZephyrZEF-ər (English)Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
EphraimEE-free-im (English), EE-frəm (English), E-free-im (English), E-frəm (English)Biblical, Jewish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Machlah-Biblical Hebrew
RichÁRd-Hungarian
GibGIBEnglish