have a handle on (something)



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have a handle on (something)

To have a firm, clear understanding or determination of something. I hope everyone has a handle on the material, as you'll be tested on it next week. I thought I had a pretty good handle on English idioms, but I don't understand this one at all!
See also: handle, have, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Delia (1)DEEL-ee-ə (English), DEEL-yə (English), DEL-yah (Italian, Spanish)English, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Greek Mythology
Kathy['kæθi]
Vova-Russian
GalloGAHL-loItalian
Iustus-Late Roman
Lind[lind]