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
Terrell	TER-əl, tə-REL	English
Daniella	dan-YEL-ə	English
Wera	VE-rah	Polish
CornÉLio	-	Portuguese
Natasa	-	Greek
Martin	MAHR-tən (English), mar-TEN (French), MAHR-teen (German, Finnish), MAHR-tin (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), MAWR-teen (Hungarian), mahr-TIN (Bulgarian)	English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croa