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

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

latch onto
latch onto (someone/something)
to become closely connected to someone or something.
I knew she would be perfect in the film, so I latched onto her like a magnet.

More and more countries latched onto computer technology as an important tool for development.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

latch onto something
latch onto (someone/something)
to become closely connected to someone or something.
I knew she would be perfect in the film, so I latched onto her like a magnet.

More and more countries latched onto computer technology as an important tool for development.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

latch onto someone
latch onto (someone/something)
to become closely connected to someone or something.
I knew she would be perfect in the film, so I latched onto her like a magnet.

More and more countries latched onto computer technology as an important tool for development.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲