get arms around



get your arms around something

to feel confident that you have a good understanding of something that is complicated There are so many different aspects of the energy situation that it's hard to get your arms around it.
Related vocabulary: get your mind around something
See also: arm, around, get

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dahl[da:l]
Yeong-Huiyung-heeKorean
TerenceTER-əntsEnglish
GratianGRAY-shən (English)History
RikeREE-kəGerman
Hadi-Arabic, Persian