have a handle on
Example Sentences
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“I feel I have a handle on the next three months and then new versions of AI come out,” Johnson said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
She says the industry still does not have a handle on the parasites and diseases "running rampant" through fish farms, which she believes are too densely stocked.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024
“It’s something we just don’t have a handle on yet.”
From Science Magazine • May 31, 2024
Where Bob and Betty are fumbling through dinner, Bernie and Helen, one of the other couples at the dinner, are floating through the evening with ease because they have a handle on what’s socially acceptable.
From Salon • Nov. 15, 2023
I noticed the door didn’t even have a handle on the inside, let alone a lock.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
