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
Joie[dʒɔi]
Acre['eikə]
Daviti-Georgian
MarshaMAHR-shəEnglish
OceanO-shənEnglish (Rare)
Gualberto-Portuguese