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
Albine-French, German
Riordan-Irish
Fififee-FEEFrench
Silvestersil-VES-tər (English)Dutch, English, Slovene, Slovak, German, Late Roman
Mona (3)-Arabic
TaneliTAH-ne-leeFinnish