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Discover LudwigThe phrase "Get a handle on" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to express the idea of gaining understanding or control over a situation or subject. Example: "I need to get a handle on the new software before the training session next week."
Idiom
Get a handle on.
When you get a handle on something, you come to understand it.
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They seem mercurial, impossible to get a handle on, as they work out their identities.
Get a handle on all of that and you'll be ready to ink an engagement letter.
Get a handle on what will be coming and going.
It is harder to get a handle on market predictions than on economic ones.
"We have to get a handle on this," he said.
"This is me trying to get a handle on that".
They are hard to get a handle on.
Sport and geography I can't get a handle on.
Beyond that, it's hard to get a handle on him.
And it's still difficult to get a handle on them.
We have to get a handle on it.
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