get a (good/solid/sound/etc.) grasp of/on (something)
get a (good/solid/sound/etc.) grasp of/on (something)
To attain a firm, clear understanding or determination of something. You will need to get a solid grasp of the material, as you'll all be tested on it next week. I'm trying to get a grasp on English, but I don't understand some of these idioms at all!
See also: get, grasp, of, on, solid, sound
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a (good/solid/sound/etc.) grasp of/on (something)
- get (one's) hands on (someone)
- be across (something)
- be across something
- within grasp
- pluck from
- drop (someone or something) on (someone or something)
- drop on
- vie for (something)
- vie over (something)