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
Fry[frai]
Thanos-Greek
Usagioo-sah-gee (Japanese)Popular Culture
David['deivid]
InkaEENG-kah (Finnish), ING-kah (German)Frisian, Finnish, German
ClaraKLAH-rah (Italian, German, Spanish), KLER-ə (English), KLAR-ə (English)Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English, Swedish, Danish, Late Roman