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Meanings of get a handle in English

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Usage of get a handle in English
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Intel is still trying to get a handle on what's really happening.
Reuters
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In the short term, they must get a handle on their website.
The Irish Times
3
I'm not sure they know how to get a handle on it.
The Guardian
4
And every time we get a handle on it, proto-Simopolis changes again.
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
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They're easy enough to get a handle on, though a bit rudimentary.
Wired
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I couldn't get a handle at all on anything he was saying.
The Elephant Vanishes
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You can get a handle of some kind on any living man.
The Skylark of Space
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But Hustle is just a little hard to get a handle on.
The Irish Times
9
Her brain just couldn't seem to get a handle on the image.
Explosive
10
But it's hard to get a handle on the actual amount of business.
Wired
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Sam concentrated, but she couldn't get a handle on it exactly.
No mercy
12
Kids need clearer visual signals to get a handle on all the characters.
Reuters
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I'm trying to get a handle on it, but it's not all obvious.
Jupiter War
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I'm just trying to get a handle on what I'm feeling.
The Girl on the Train
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We're falling too fast for me to get a handle on Earth's strands.
Unraveled
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I just cannot get a handle on a cargo for you and me.
Quarter share: a trader's tale from the golden age of the solar ...
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