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• 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 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/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 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 onto — or latch on 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone latches onto a person or an idea or latches on, they become very interested in the person or idea, often finding them so useful that they do not want to leave them. [INFORMAL] [V P n] Rob had latched onto me …   English dictionary

• 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 — 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

• get onto — verb understand, usually after some initial difficulty (Freq. 1) She didn t know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on • Syn: ↑catch on, ↑get wise, ↑tumble, ↑latch on, ↑cotton on, ↑twig, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories — A billboard questioning the validity of Barack Obama s birth certificate and by extension his eligibility to serve as President of the U. S.[1] The billboard is part of an …   Wikipedia

• Breastfeeding — Suckling and nursing are synonyms. For other uses, see Nursing (disambiguation) and Suckling (disambiguation) An infant breastfeeding …   Wikipedia