latch onto
verb- To obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something. · They latched onto the idea and gave it up only reluctantly.
- To approach or stay close to someone, especially in a manner perceived as bothersome. · He was looking for someone to talk to and latched onto me for some reason.
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When the mind has nothing to latch onto, it starts to wander, and a wandering mind is where many good ideas come from.
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