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.

*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.

词组	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 Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. 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 McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: handle on get a grip get a grip on something grip on (something) a grip on (something) drape (someone or something) in (something) drape in drape with drape (someone or something) with (something) lift up References in periodicals archive There are some best practices that can help you get a handle on this fast growing and changing technology. Real world virtualization: realizing the business benefits of application and server virtualization; Dealing with virtualization challenges
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