get a handle on

VERB

cope

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confront endure get by grapple handle suffer survive wrestle

STRONG

buffet deal dispatch encounter face hack struggle tangle tussle weather

WEAK

battle with carry on hack it hold one's own live with make go of it make it make out make the grade pit oneself against rise to occasion struggle through

Antonyms

STRONG

hold keep refuse retreat surrender yield

VERB

handle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administer conduct control deal with discuss employ exercise govern operate play serve supervise take treat use utilize work

STRONG

advise apply bestow command direct dispense dominate exploit guide maneuver manipulate ply steer swing wield

WEAK

behave toward call the signals cope with cut the mustard hack it make out make the grade run things

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore neglect

STRONG

leave alone misguide mislead

WEAK

disregard mismanage misuse

Example Sentences

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The police chief told me in January that if Seattle could get a handle on just the unauthorized encampments, crime would fall significantly.

From Seattle Times

I asked her to send me as many photos as possible so I could get a handle on the situation.

From Seattle Times

It’s a hard book to get a handle on.

From New York Times

Other Republicans still can't admit reality, and the Democrats can't get a handle on how to deal with it.

From Salon

So what can you do to get a handle on this debt?

From Washington Post

get a handle on

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