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seize on
Resort to some action, especially out of dire necessity, as in He seized upon any excuse, no matter how farfetched .
Grab or take hold of suddenly, as in He seized on the bell rope and started to pull vigorously , or She seized upon every opportunity to present her side of the story . [Late 1600s]
Idioms and Phrases
Also, seize upon .Example Sentences
Republicans who have seized on the issue portray it as a deeply unfair example of “woke†politics run amok.
They have clearly been used for both smuggling and military purposes, including to hold Israeli hostages seized on Oct.
Both Labour and the Conservatives have seized on this in various ways – keen to point to instincts from Farage that are not wildly popular.
It’s not hard to imagine some bristling at Newsom’s accommodation of this most transactional of presidents, or seizing on the kind things the governor has said about Trump and using that flattery against him.
The Tories seized on the story to suggest it amounted to evidence of a potential breach of lockdown rules.
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