get a handle on

English

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Verb

get a handle on (third-person singular simple present gets a handle on, present participle getting a handle on, simple past got a handle on, past participle (UK) got a handle on or (US) gotten a handle on)

  1. (informal) To build or acquire a basic level of understanding or control.
    After a week of poring over the manuals, I am just beginning to get a handle on the software.

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