get one’s hooks into something



get one’s hooks into something

tv. to get a hold of something; to gain control of something. If I could get my hooks into the control of the company, I would change things for the better.
See also: get, hook

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Wemba-Anglo-Saxon (Rare)
Aiasie-ahs (Ancient Greek) Greek Mythology
PaulPAWL (English), POL (French), POWL (German)English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Biblical
Tsubametsoo-bah-meJapanese (Rare)
Jacintahah-THEEN-tah (Spanish), hah-SEEN-tah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Nika (3)-Georgian