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| понять (You might need the whole day to get a handle on the true pros and cons of your dilemma. • I can't really get a handle on the situation here. What's happening? VLZ_58); разобраться (I can't quite get a handle on the way this machine works. rechnik); взять в толк (I can't quite get a handle on the way this machine works.); быть в состоянии справиться (с чем-л.); одолеть (But don't worry – these rapid changes are nothing that you can't get a handle on before the end of the day. VLZ_58); взять под контроль (VLZ_58) | |||
| справиться с (That’s why, Condon says, new towers keep rising but their units cost pretty much the same as surrounding housing rather than pressuring price drops. If we don’t get a handle on land price super-inflation, he argues, we can’t deliver affordability. (thetyee.ca) ART Vancouver); освоить (Liv Bliss) | |||
| найти управу на (Agasphere) | |||
| быть в состоянии справиться | |||
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| понять (что-либо); справиться; овладеть (чем-либо) | |||
| начать контролировать (что-либо) | |||
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become familiar with and so understand somebody or something (I can’t really get a handle on the situation here. What’s happening?  thefreedictionary.com); find a means of understanding, controlling, or approaching a person or situation (thefreedictionary.com); to understand and be able to deal with (something • I can't quite get a handle on the way this machine works. merriam-webster.com • It seemed like she had a good handle on the situation.) | |||
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get a handle on : 10 phrases in 4 subjects |
| American usage, not spelling | 3 |
| General | 2 |
| Rhetoric | 2 |
| Slang | 3 |