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phraselatch on onto1. latch on to/onto sth to decide that something is very good or useful and start using it: People are starting to latch onto the idea of shopping on the Internet.2. latch on to/onto sth • latch on to/onto sb to pay a lot of attention to something or someone because you think they are important or interesting: The press are always quick to latch onto any story involving the Royal family. Viewers latched on to Jackie Corkhill as a character and sympathized with all the problems she had with the men in her life.3. latch on to/onto sb • latch yourself on to/onto sb to spend time with someone and talk with them, especially when they do not want you with them: A young man had latched onto her earlier on in the evening, and she was wondering how she could get rid of him politely.■ SIMILAR TO: glom onto AmE4. latch on to/onto sth to become firmly joined or stuck to something: If the insect latches onto your skin, one way of removing it is to use a burning cigarette.■ SIMILAR TO: glom onto AmE
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