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getahandleon (third-person singular simple presentgets a handle on,present participlegetting a handle on,simple pastgot a handle on,past participle(UK)got a handle onor(US)gotten a handle on)

1. (informal) Tobuild oracquire a basic level ofunderstanding orcontrol.

   After a week of poring over the manuals, I am just beginning toget a handle on the software.

• have a handle on

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