Question

in_the_loop_244 to contact someone or communicate with someone, usually by telephone

Accepted Answer

GET (A) HOLD OF (SOMEONE) The real estate agent couldn’t get hold of them before the house was sold to someone else. They never answered their phone.The ambulance brought the little boy to the hospital, and the doctor got a hold of the boy’s parents before he operated.

Id	in_the_loop_244
Idiom	GET (A) HOLD OF (SOMEONE)
Definition	to contact someone or communicate with someone, usually by telephone
Examples	The real estate agent couldn’t get hold of them before the house was sold to someone else. They never answered their phone. The ambulance brought the little boy to the hospital, and the doctor got a hold of the boy’s parents before he operated.

Hold Loop Contact Communicate Telephone Real Estate Agent