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• latch onto something — latch onto (someone/something) to become closely connected to someone or something. I knew she would be perfect in the film, so I latched onto her like a magnet. More and more countries latched onto computer technology as an important tool for… …   New idioms dictionary

• latch onto someone — latch onto (someone/something) to become closely connected to someone or something. I knew she would be perfect in the film, so I latched onto her like a magnet. More and more countries latched onto computer technology as an important tool for… …   New idioms dictionary

• latch onto — (someone/something) to become closely connected to someone or something. I knew she would be perfect in the film, so I latched onto her like a magnet. More and more countries latched onto computer technology as an important tool for development …   New idioms dictionary

• latch on — (of a breastfeeding baby) manage to get its mouth into the correct position around the nipple. → latch latch on informal understand the meaning of something. → latch …   English new terms dictionary

• latch\ on — • latch on • hitch onto v informal 1. To get hold of; grasp or grab; catch. He looked for something to latch onto and keep from falling. The football player latched onto a pass. 2. slang To get into your possession. The banker latched onto a… …   Словарь американских идиом

• latch — latch1 [ lætʃ ] noun count an object for keeping a door, gate, etc. fastened shut, consisting of a metal bar that fits into a hole or SLOT latch latch 2 [ lætʃ ] verb transitive to fasten a door, gate, etc. with a latch ,latch on phrasal verb… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• latch — latch1 [lætʃ] n 1.) a small metal or plastic object used to keep a door, gate, or window closed ▪ Gwen lifted the latch and opened the gate. 2.) especially BrE a type of lock for a door that you can open from the inside by turning a handle, but… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• latch onto — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms latch onto : present tense I/you/we/they latch onto he/she/it latches onto present participle latching onto past tense latched onto past participle latched onto informal 1) latch onto someone to go with… …   English dictionary

• latch — 1 noun (C) 1 a small metal bar that drops into a U shaped object to keep doors, gates, windows etc closed: Gwen lifted the latch and opened the gate. 2 especially BrE a kind of lock for a door that you can open from the inside by turning a handle …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• latch onto something — 1. in. to obtain something. □ I have to latch onto a hundred bucks by Friday night. □ I latched onto a good book about repairing plumbing. 2. tv. to begin to understand something. □ When Fred finally latched onto the principles of algebra, he… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions