get hold of the right end of the stick



get hold of the right end of the stick

To understand something well or correctly. Primarily heard in UK. I struggled with the reading at first, but now I think I've got hold of the right end of the stick.
See also: end, get, hold, of, right, stick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LyricLIR-ikEnglish (Modern)
Teca-Hungarian
Bronislavbrah-nee-SLAHF (Russian)Czech, Slovak, Russian, Medieval Slavic
StephSTEFEnglish
Hoshikoho-shee-koJapanese
Ladislava-Czech, Slovak