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
Marilenamah-ree-LE-nah (Italian)Italian, Romanian
ÉLie-French
JaniYAH-nee (Finnish)Finnish, Hungarian
KarlyKAHR-leeEnglish (Modern)
LudgerLUD-gər (Dutch)German, Dutch
ĐUraĐA-Serbian, Croatian (Archaic)