Latch onto

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English

Transitive verb

to latch onto

1. ((idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) To obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.

   They latched onto the idea and gave it up only reluctantly.

Alternative spellings

• latch on