get a (good/solid/sound/etc.) grasp of/on (somethi

get a (good/solid/sound/etc.) grasp of/on (something)

To attain a firm, clear understanding or determination of something. You will need to get a solid grasp of the material, as you'll all be tested on it next week. I'm trying to get a grasp on English, but I don't understand some of these idioms at all!

See also: get, grasp, of, on, solid, sound

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Praise	PRAYZ	English (Rare)
Kemen	-	Basque
Kornelia	kawr-NE-lee-ah (German), kawr-NEL-yah (Polish)	German, Polish
Marquis	mahr-KEE	African American
Koray	-	Turkish
Mikaela	MEE-kah-e-lah (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish