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
Temple['templ]
Nagib-Arabic
IanEE-ən (English)Scottish, English
Chikondichee-KON-deeSouthern African, Chewa
Tsila-Hebrew
Chikere-Western African, Igbo