a handle on

handle on

1. A good physical hold on something. Make sure you've got a handle on your end of the couch before we try to lift it.2. A newfound understanding of a topic or concept. Once I got a handle on how to operate the new system, I found that it made my job much easier.See also: handle, on

*a handle on something

Fig. a means of understanding something; an aid to understanding something. (*Typically: get ~ have ~ give someone ~.) Let me try to get a handle on this. Now that I have a handle on the concept, I can begin to understand it.See also: handle, on

单词	a handle on
释义	a handle on handle on 1. A good physical hold on something. Make sure you've got a handle on your end of the couch before we try to lift it.2. A newfound understanding of a topic or concept. Once I got a handle on how to operate the new system, I found that it made my job much easier.See also: handle, on a handle on something Fig.* a means of understanding something; an aid to understanding something. (Typically: get ~ have ~ give* someone ~.) Let me try to get a handle on this. Now that I have a handle on the concept, I can begin to understand it.See also: handle, on
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