lay one's hands on
• find or get something.
• "I read everything I could lay my hands on"
• place one's hands on (someone), especially as an act of blessing or spiritual healing.
• "the service ended with the bishops laying hands on each of the victims"
lay hands on
• find and take possession of.
• "they huddled trying to keep warm under anything they could lay hands on"
Similar:
obtain,
acquire,
get,
come by,
find,
locate,
discover,
unearth,
uncover,
bring to light,
run to earth,
turn up,
pick up,
come up with,
secure,
procure,
hit on,
ferret out,
get one's hands on,
encounter,
get possession of,
buy,
purchase,
get one's mitts on,
• place one's hands on or over, especially in confirmation, ordination, or spiritual healing.
• "at the healing service, the clergy offered to lay hands on anyone who wished it"
