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become familiar with and so understand somebody or something (I can’t really get a handle on the situation here. What’s happening? thefreedictionary.com); find a means of understanding, controlling, or approaching a person or situation (thefreedictionary.com); to understand and be able to deal with (something: I can't quite get a handle on the way this machine works. • It seemed like she had a good handle on the situation. merriam-webster.com) |