LATCH ONTO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of LATCH ONTO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

latch onto somebody/something ( also latch on to somebody/something ) phrasal verb informal ( see also ↑ latch )

1 . to become very interested in something:

Don’t just latch on to the latest management fads.

2 . to follow someone and keep trying to talk to them, get their attention etc, especially when they would prefer to be left alone:

He latched onto Sandy at the party and wouldn’t go away.

3 . to hold tightly to something with your hand, mouth etc:

a baby latching on to its mother’s breast

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.