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
Ivah-Biblical
Isaiahie-ZAY-ə (English), ie-ZIE-ə (English)English, Jewish, Biblical
GØRan-Norwegian
Aldric['ɔ:ldrik]
LÍLe-Irish
Vitya-Russian