get a fix on (something)

to understand something.

It's not easy to get a fix on this new era we've entered.

Usage notes: sometimes also used in the form have a fix on something:

After reading that biography, I felt I really had a fix on Jefferson.

• stand up to someone
• stand up to something
• stand your ground
• stare in the face
• stare something in the face
• stare you in the face
• stark naked
• starry-eyed
• stars in eyes
• stars in your eyes
• start over
• start something
• start the ball rolling
• start tongues wagging
• state of play
• state-of-the-art
• status quo
• stave off
• stave off something
• stay abreast of
• stay abreast of something
• stay ahead of the game
• stay in touch
• stay one step ahead
• stay on the sidelines