Get hold of

However, a Carlisle newspaper got hold of the story, and at the half-yearly meeting of the Caledonian Railway Company, held on March 17, 1863, a shareholder, Mr. Meiklem, questioned the Chairman, Lt.-Col. Salkeld, regarding a "Chase of Engines," described in the newspaper article. The Chairman admitted that the statements made in the article were perfectly true.

Withnail: I want to stop and get hold of a child.

I: Now get hold of that map.

Get hold of John and tell him the meeting's been canceled.

Get hold of yourself!