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Definition

To understand or grasp.

To be in control of, to have power over.

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In Context

  • "To work efficiently, it's important to have a handle on the procedures involved."
  • "But the other three problems had all grown out of assigning jobs to people he had no handle on."
  • "We don't have to report to them anymore, but they still have a handle on our Justice Department and the police."
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See Also

  • get a handle on
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To attack; to engage in combat with.

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To change one's opinion, or be uneasy about a previous decision.
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