HAVE A HANDLE ON meaning: Understand or control something well - OneLook

Usually means: Understand or control something well.

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have a handle on: Merriam-Webster
have a handle on: Wiktionary
have a handle on: Dictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (have a handle on)

▸ verb: (idiomatic) To understand or grasp.
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To be in control of, to have power over.

Similar:

get one's arms around, get a handle on, get to grips with, grasp, take, get a grip, begrip, know, hold, get one's head around, more...

Opposite:

be clueless, be in dark, be unaware, be ignorant, not understand

Types:

understand, comprehend, grasp, master, fathom, apprehend, assimilate, more...

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Similar:

get one's arms around, get a handle on, get to grips with, grasp, take, get a grip, begrip, know, hold, get one's head around, more...

Opposite:

be clueless, be in dark, be unaware, be ignorant, not understand

Types:

understand, comprehend, grasp, master, fathom, apprehend, assimilate, more...

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