handle on

1. A good physical hold on something. Make sure you've got a handle on your end of the couch before we try to lift it.

2. A newfound understanding of a topic or concept. Once I got a handle on how to operate the new system, I found that it made my job much easier.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Euphemios	-	Ancient Greek
Lalitha	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Telugu
Tharp	[θa:p]
Hugo	OO-go (Spanish), HYOO-go (English), HUY-kho (Dutch), HOO-go (German)	Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic (
Nahal	NAH-khahl	Hebrew
Dwi	-	Indonesian