latch Идиома
latch on|hitch|hitch onto|latch
v.,
informal 1. To get hold of; grasp or grab; catch.
He looked for something to latch onto and keep from falling. The football player latched onto a pass. 2.
slang To get into your possession.
The banker latched onto a thousand shares of stock. 3.
slang To understand.
The teacher explained the idea of jet engines until the students latched onto it. Synonym: CATCH ON. 4.
informal To keep; to hold.
The poor woman latched onto the little money she had left. 5.
slang To stay with; not leave.
Marie and Dick wanted to go to the movies by themselves, but Mane's little brother latched onto them.
latch string|latch|string
n. 1. A string that opens an old-fashioned door by lifting a small bar.
The early settlers kept the latch string outside the door when they were working around the house, but at night they pulled it to the inside. 2.
informal A warm welcome; a friendly greeting.

Used in such phrases as "the latch string is out."
Mary has her latch siring out for everyone who comes. Synonym: WELCOME MAT
2.
latch
latch 1.
latch onto â
Informal to get or obtain
2.
on the latch fastened by the
latch (sense ) but not locked or bolted
latch onto
latch onto Also,
latch on to.
1) Get hold of, grasp; also, understand, grasp mentally. For example,
They latched onto a fortune in the fur trade, or
Carol quickly latched on to how the sewing machine works. [c. 1930]
2) Attach oneself to, join in with, as in
Rob didn't know the way so he latched on to one of the older children. [c. 1930]