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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a handle on it" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to express having control or understanding of a situation or problem.
Example: "After several meetings, I finally feel like I have a handle on it and can move forward with the project."
Alternatives: "grasp of it" or "control over it".
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Not able to get a handle on it, midfielder Fernando Tissone fired one last shot -- but the rebound was unsuccessful.
I have a handle on it.
We have to get a handle on it.
Now museums are trying to get a handle on it.
Since devolution, Scottish governments have tried to get a handle on it.
"Just when you think you've got a handle on it," Joe Girardi said.
"It's very dangerous, and we have to get a handle on it rapidly".
I don't think anybody can really get a handle on it.
Now that the pope has a handle on it, things will change.
He's got a bit more of a handle on it now.
The Peña Nieto government is trying to get a handle on it and reassert sovereignty.
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