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[lay one's
hands on] or [get one's hands on] {v. phr.} 1. To seizein order to punish or
treat roughly.
If I ever lay my hands on thatboy he'll be sorry.
Compare:
LAY A FINGER ON. 2. To get possessionof.
He was unable to lay his hands on a
Model T Ford for the schoolplay.
Compare: LAY HANDS ON(1). 3. or [lay one's
hand on] or [putone's hand on] To find; locate.
He keeps a file of letters so
hecan lay his hands on one whenever he needs it.
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