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
Temir-Kazakh
Alle-Frisian
Lysistrata-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ljudmil-Macedonian
BojanBO-yahn (Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian)Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Farr[fa:]