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Synonyms for get a handle on
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : han-dl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæn dl |
Top 10 synonyms for get a handle on Other synonyms for the word get a handle on
- advise
- apply
- battle with
- behave toward
- bestow
- buffet
- call the signals
- carry on
- command
- cope with
- cut the mustard
- deal
- direct
- dispatch
- dispense
- dominate
- encounter
- exploit
- face
- get a handle on
- govern
- grapple
- guide
- hack
- hack it
- handle
- hold one's own
- live with
- make go of it
- make it
- make out
- make the grade
- maneuver
- manipulate
- operate
- pit oneself against
- play
- ply
- rise to occasion
- run things
- serve
- steer
- struggle
- struggle through
- suffer
- supervise
- survive
- swing
- take
- tangle
- treat
- tussle
- use
- utilize
- weather
- wield
- work
- wrestle
Définition of get a handle on
Origin :- Old English handle, formed from hand (n.) with instrumental suffix -le indicating a tool in the way thimble was formed from thumb. The slang sense of "nickname" is first recorded 1870, originally U.S., from earlier expressions about adding a handle to (one's) name, i.e. a title such as Mister or Sir, attested from 1833. To fly off the handle (1833) is a figurative reference to an ax head (to be off the handle "be excited" is recorded from 1825, American English). To get a handle on "get control of" is first recorded 1972.
- As in cope : verb manage, contend
- As in handle : verb manage, take care of
Antonyms for get a handle on
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