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grasp of

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*(solid) grasp of something

 and *(sound) grasp of something; *(good) grasp of something

Fig. a firm understanding of something. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) Try to get a grasp of the basic rules. You don't have a good grasp of the principles yet. John was unable to get a solid grasp of the methods used in his work, and we had to let him go.

See also: grasp, of