get a handle on
Example Sentences
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Ground crews and water-dropping helicopters are working together to get a handle on the blaze.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Leaders at the largest U.S. bank are trying to get a handle on the fast-growing world of prediction markets, where regulation is still taking shape and insider trading often goes unchecked.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
Frank, however, must show swiftly he can get a handle on a club that too often appears out of his control.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
But the real tell is Wever, whose performance as Christy’s mother is so outrageous and pitch-perfect that it took me a moment to get a handle on it.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
Did they recoil in horror and say, “Wait a minute, we've got to halt the process, or at least slow it down until we can get a handle on how to prevent these effects”? Nope.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
