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
Calixtus-Late Roman
June[dʒu:n]
Vadimvah-DEEMRussian
Elwood['elwud]
MainchÍN-Irish
Drousilla-Biblical Greek