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
Happy	HAP-ee	English (Rare)
Bagrat	-	Armenian, Georgian (Rare)
Emma	EM-ə (English), EM-mah (Finnish), E-mah (German)	English, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Dutch, German, An
Esthiru	-	Old Church Slavic
Cedric	SED-rik	English
Yudel	-	Yiddish