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get hands on

A: get your hands on somebody (informal)
if you say you will kill someone when you get your hands on them, you mean you will be very angry with them

B: get/lay your hands on something

to succeed in obtaining something

C: get your hands on somebody also lay your hands on somebody

1. to work with someone

2. to punish someone severel

D: get your hands on something also lay your hands on something

to obtain something
For get hands on
A:
You wait till I get my hands on her - I'll kill her!

B:
As a kid I read anything I could lay my hands on. If you ever get your hands on a copy, I'd love to have a look.

C:
1: I would love to get my hands on somebody like that,” said Jones, whose company teaches politicians how to present themselves on TV

2: You wait till I get my hands on you, young man - you'll be sorry you ever heard of cigarettes!

D:
I bought all the mystery videos that I could get my hands on. As a kid I read anything I could lay my hands on.
by Eng--Mah April 8, 2010
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What I call homo-sapiens who are addicted to perianal abscesses.
Person 1: Are you addicted to perianal abscesses?
Person 2: Yes.
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