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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yianni	-	Greek
Lucille	loo-SEEL	French, English
Gary	GER-ee, GAR-ee	English
Cruzita	kroo-THEE-tah (Spanish), kroo-SEE-tah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Shri	SHREE	Hinduism
Theophilus	thee-AHF-ə-ləs (English)	Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)