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
BorbÁLa-Hungarian
Goff[gɔf]
Nanaya-Near Eastern Mythology
Amenhotepah-mən-HO-tep (English)Ancient Egyptian
ClemKLEMEnglish
Lawandalə-WAHN-dəAfrican American