- get or have a handle on
- idi get or have a handle on, to acquire or possess a usable understanding of
From formal English to slang. 2014.
get or have a handle on
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have a handle on something — have/get/a handle on something informal phrase to understand something well I soon began to get a handle on the new software. Thesaurus: to understand somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
get/have a handle on — informal : to understand (something) I can t quite get a handle on the way this machine works. It seemed like she had a good handle on the situation. [=she understood the situation and was able to deal with it] • • • Main Entry: ↑handle … Useful english dictionary
get/have a handle on sth — INFORMAL ► to understand something or be able to deal with something: »By coming in early and staying late she started to get a handle on the problem. Main Entry: ↑handle … Financial and business terms
have a handle on sth — get/have a handle on sth INFORMAL ► to understand something or be able to deal with something: »By coming in early and staying late she started to get a handle on the problem. Main Entry: ↑handle … Financial and business terms
have a handle on somebody — get/have a ˈhandle on sb/sth idiom (informal) to understand or know about sb/sth, especially so that you can deal with it or them later • I can t get a handle on these sales figures. Main entry: ↑handleidiom … Useful english dictionary
handle — handleable, adj. handleability, n. handleless, adj. /han dl/, n., v., handled, handling. n. 1. a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand. 2. that which may be held, seized, grasped, or taken advantage of in effecting a … Universalium
get — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. secure, obtain, procure, acquire; win, earn, attain; understand, comprehend; produce, beget. See acquisition, production, reproduction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To obtain] Syn. gain, procure, acquire;… … English dictionary for students
handle — han•dle [[t]ˈhæn dl[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) a part of a thing made to be grasped or held by the hand 2) anything serving as or resembling a handle 3) sts Slang. a person s name 4) gam the total amount bet on an event or game 5) tex hand 23) 6)… … From formal English to slang
get a handle on something — have/get/a handle on something informal phrase to understand something well I soon began to get a handle on the new software. Thesaurus: to understand somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
get a handle on sth — get/have a handle on sth INFORMAL ► to understand something or be able to deal with something: »By coming in early and staying late she started to get a handle on the problem. Main Entry: ↑handle … Financial and business terms
