glom ontosomething/someone
phrasal verbwithglomverbuk/ɡlɒm/us/ɡlɑːm/
USinformaltobecomeveryinterestedin something such as a newideaorfashionor in someone:
Retailers are glomming onto a newfashionamongteensforoutsizeclothes.
Thisguyglommed onto me at Tasha'spartyand wouldn't take no for ananswer.
to get or take something that youwant:
He glommed onto acoupleof mycomicsand I can't get them back from him.
Getting involved for one's own benefit or against others' will
- a piece/slice of the actionidiom
- act
- action
- bandwagon
- be in bed withidiom
- bed
- finger
- get in onsomething
- get/muscle in on the actidiom
- have a finger in the pieidiom
- horn
- horn in
- interfere
- intrude
- intrusion
- jump/climb/get on the bandwagonidiom
- meddling
- non-interference
- snoot
- stickyoursnoot in/into (something)idiom
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