Usually means: Understand or control something well.
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  1. have a_handle_on: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. have a_handle_on: Wiktionary
  3. have a_handle_on: Dictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (have a handle on)

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

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