Get a handle on something
verb phrase
To find a way of coping; discover how to proceed: Sometimes I think I haven’t got a handle on things anymore/ They’ve just got to get a handle on this thing (1972+)
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- Get a head start
see: head start
- Get a hinge at
verb phrase To look at; glance at: I only write you letters instead of getting a hinge at your kisser/ a fast hinge at the sodden courtyard [1930s+; perhaps fr the action of turning the head, as if on a hinge]
- Get a hump on
verb phrase To speed up; hurry; get busy; get a move on: Get a hump on with that assignment, OK? (1890s+)
- Get a hustle on
Related Terms get a move on
- Get a kick out of
verb phrase To enjoy immensely; take great pleasure in: I sure get a kick out of the way you guys kid each other along/ I get a kick out of you (1903+) see: get a bang out of