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gets one's hands on

gets one's hands on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's hands on.

Meaning of get one's hands on

Verb

get one's hands on (third-person singular simple present gets one's hands on, present participle getting one's hands on, simple past got one's hands on, past participle (UK) got one's hands on or (US) gotten one's hands on)

(informal, transitive) To get; to obtain; to secure.
- If you can get your hands on the right ingredients, it's an easy recipe.
To catch.
- Now Lloyd wanted badly to get his hands on him.2011, D. Talbott, Prizm

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