Got one's mitts on

• Got the attention of
• Latched onto
• Roughly seized

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" [syn: catch , take hold of ] get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale" [syn: snap up , ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Grab \Grab\ (gr[a^]b), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Grabbed (gr[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. Grabbing .] [Akin to Sw. grabba to grasp. Cf. Grabble , Grapple , Grasp .] To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: grab )