Verb
latch onto (third-person singular simple present latches onto, present participle latching onto, simple past and past participle latched onto)
(idiomatic, transitive) To obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.
They latched onto the idea and gave it up only reluctantly.
I try to give'em a reason, you see. It helps folks if they can latch onto a reason. Harper Lee
It's important for us to latch onto the people that we love. Connie Stevens
The goal of almost every comic is to find a comedy voice - a specific point of view that an audience can latch onto. Chris Hardwick
When you find a guy who is powerful, a big father figure, you latch onto him immediately. Gordon Ramsay
I've learned that people latch onto labels and stereotypes. There was a period when I was asked in every single interview how I liked being the new Frank Sinatra... I think people will soon realize that I do a lot more than interpret old songs. Harry Connick
I treat the act of making a record very much like working in a laboratory, experimenting with sounds and ideas. Whoever chooses to latch onto it, great; whoever doesn't, that's fine, too. The reaction always pales in comparison to the weight of the act of production. M. Ward