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| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | have a handle on | понимать (It seemed like she had a good handle on the situation vogeler) |
| slang | have a handle on somebody | врубаться (vogeler) |
| slang | have a handle on somebody | догонять (понимать кого-то или что-то vogeler) |
| gen. | have a handle on somebody | понимать (I thought I had a pretty good handle on English idioms, but I don't understand this one at all! vogeler) |
| gen. | have a handle on something | контролировать (что-либо КГА) |
| gen. | have a handle on something | владеть ситуацией (it means that you understand it and in the case of a situation, you have control of it КГА) |
| inf. | have a pretty good handle on | неплохо разбираться в (You have a pretty good handle on the topic. You've read some of the books, you've watched the movies. What are your feelings about what's happening to all these hikers and hunters? – Ты неплохо разбираешься в этой теме ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | have/ get a handle on something | понять (e.g. "I thought I had a handle on it, but guess I lost it." visitor) |